Tolten's face fell somewhat, but he supposed he wasn't surprised.
"It's alright," he said, his hands stilling in their work for a moment. He looked back up with a small smile, almost sheepish. He felt silly when it came to these strange clashes of culture.
"Other people have told me the same thing, and goodness knows I've heard things that sound like a faery story here myself. I come from a world where magic is quite normal - we use it like this place uses elekricity. Monsters are perfectly commonplace and the roam the countryside in all corners of the world. I was raised by a sorcerer, after my father died. I'm a royal knight, in the service of the great country of Uhra. But it's really nothing glorious or wonderful. Quite the opposite, most of the time."
He wet his lips, nervously. "I really have no reason to lie. I don't like to tease people. I don't like to be teased myself..."
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"It's alright," he said, his hands stilling in their work for a moment. He looked back up with a small smile, almost sheepish. He felt silly when it came to these strange clashes of culture.
"Other people have told me the same thing, and goodness knows I've heard things that sound like a faery story here myself. I come from a world where magic is quite normal - we use it like this place uses elekricity. Monsters are perfectly commonplace and the roam the countryside in all corners of the world. I was raised by a sorcerer, after my father died. I'm a royal knight, in the service of the great country of Uhra. But it's really nothing glorious or wonderful. Quite the opposite, most of the time."
He wet his lips, nervously. "I really have no reason to lie. I don't like to tease people. I don't like to be teased myself..."