[ hayame may have been hasty in her violence, but he understands her decision for what it is. with their numbers, he doubts anything can really escalate without cid making a very poor strategic decision—and although dextera doesn’t think he was successful in influencing cid before, which is frustrating, he doesn’t really want this to go there.
he didn’t want this to go there for john, either, but since dextera has no say over what the others do, he decides it’s better to stay out of it and pretend that it didn’t happen. defending it will cause trouble, and in-fighting looks bad. so, he ignores it, his attention on manon with the assumption that hayame and liem will take care of any enemies from behind. ]
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[ his feet slide forward, allowing manon and everyone else to see that he’s moving closer while giving them the time to warn him to stop moving if they feel the need to. now that manon has come to a stop, they all need to be as cautious as if they were dealing with a wild animal. ]
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he didn’t want this to go there for john, either, but since dextera has no say over what the others do, he decides it’s better to stay out of it and pretend that it didn’t happen. defending it will cause trouble, and in-fighting looks bad. so, he ignores it, his attention on manon with the assumption that hayame and liem will take care of any enemies from behind. ]
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[ his feet slide forward, allowing manon and everyone else to see that he’s moving closer while giving them the time to warn him to stop moving if they feel the need to. now that manon has come to a stop, they all need to be as cautious as if they were dealing with a wild animal. ]