[It's not a lie. That tone is sincere and this isn't a ploy meant to achieve some kind of inane goal that Caesar can't grasp. It's the truth-it feels like it.
And the weight that's been on his shoulders for years slides off with that single comment, with that realization, with that knowledge a legacy continued on. No amount of verbal wordplay would have convinced the Pillar Men to spare him-to have a family extend that far-
It means he won.
The grip on his hair wanes and turns into a playful ruffle against the back of his skull. The sudden fingers against his arm noted for the briefest second-an action he attributes to the need for Manna. He allows it to continue for now. Tit for tat, Manna for intel.]
To think you defeated them and found a woman to settle with. Whoever you conned to be with you-I feel sorry for them.
[There's a playful lilt to his tone and-]
I had no doubt you would win. You were too stubborn to fail.
no subject
[It's not a lie. That tone is sincere and this isn't a ploy meant to achieve some kind of inane goal that Caesar can't grasp. It's the truth-it feels like it.
And the weight that's been on his shoulders for years slides off with that single comment, with that realization, with that knowledge a legacy continued on. No amount of verbal wordplay would have convinced the Pillar Men to spare him-to have a family extend that far-
It means he won.
The grip on his hair wanes and turns into a playful ruffle against the back of his skull. The sudden fingers against his arm noted for the briefest second-an action he attributes to the need for Manna. He allows it to continue for now. Tit for tat, Manna for intel.]
To think you defeated them and found a woman to settle with. Whoever you conned to be with you-I feel sorry for them.
[There's a playful lilt to his tone and-]
I had no doubt you would win. You were too stubborn to fail.