[ Ilde had admitted almost the same thing. He doesn't believe it.
His eyes follow the cards again. ]
How's it decided when we'll be sent out? [ To places like that. Real missions. Was it her and the Prince, other guardians deeper in the Nest? The parts of him that need to keep moving and fighting are partially tempered by their loss, the reminder that they're not nearly ready to face the creatures that chased them here. ]
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His eyes follow the cards again. ]
How's it decided when we'll be sent out? [ To places like that. Real missions. Was it her and the Prince, other guardians deeper in the Nest? The parts of him that need to keep moving and fighting are partially tempered by their loss, the reminder that they're not nearly ready to face the creatures that chased them here. ]