At that, Haseo couldn't help but close off slightly, realizing belatedly that once again he'd somehow let Endrance get inside that emotional wall he tried so hard to keep up most of the time. He looked down at the hand over his own, at a complete loss of words while he waited for his brain to kick back into order again. It wasn't even embarrassment that caught him, rather than not knowing what to do with the sensation of being exposed so strongly. It reminded him of another time or two, albeit ones he... preferred trying not to think about in his current state.
"Hn, back then, I guess it was hard for me to tell who was really trying to look out for me," he said slowly, still low. It was something he continued to only half-understand, but knew had to be true, especially when those like Shino and Tabby came up. Of course on the opposite side there was Ovan, who he'd thought he could trust for much longer than he was convinced he should have. A lot of good that had done him.
The Rogue paused, mind seemingly trying to jump between multiple topics at once. At least he recognized they'd both be a little better off- although it had been a necessity Endrance was armed, not having both of the short swords actually put Haseo at a severe disadvantage. That was why he'd had the second one made in the first place, after all.
"The sword... that's good," he said, trying to sound like he meant it past the awkwardness of a statement like that, scrambling to match that little confidence. "We'll need it if we're going to bust out of here." However, he blinked again tiredly, scanning the others in the chapel then.
"... Right now, I just hope nobody bothers us, you know?"
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"Hn, back then, I guess it was hard for me to tell who was really trying to look out for me," he said slowly, still low. It was something he continued to only half-understand, but knew had to be true, especially when those like Shino and Tabby came up. Of course on the opposite side there was Ovan, who he'd thought he could trust for much longer than he was convinced he should have. A lot of good that had done him.
The Rogue paused, mind seemingly trying to jump between multiple topics at once. At least he recognized they'd both be a little better off- although it had been a necessity Endrance was armed, not having both of the short swords actually put Haseo at a severe disadvantage. That was why he'd had the second one made in the first place, after all.
"The sword... that's good," he said, trying to sound like he meant it past the awkwardness of a statement like that, scrambling to match that little confidence. "We'll need it if we're going to bust out of here." However, he blinked again tiredly, scanning the others in the chapel then.
"... Right now, I just hope nobody bothers us, you know?"