[He thinks back to the conversation they'd had much earlier, when Natsuo had told him about the help his title could provide and he'd warned Natsuo not to speak of those things so easily, not to trust so easily, not with his life on the line.
It tastes a little bitter, now.]
Some may think his actions were foolish, but his heart was always in the right place. It's hard to dislike someone so honest, I think.
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And he'll glance over, listening as he saves his page in his book and tilts his head.]
... it was easy to be fond of him.
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[He thinks back to the conversation they'd had much earlier, when Natsuo had told him about the help his title could provide and he'd warned Natsuo not to speak of those things so easily, not to trust so easily, not with his life on the line.
It tastes a little bitter, now.]
Some may think his actions were foolish, but his heart was always in the right place. It's hard to dislike someone so honest, I think.
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[ . . and even as he says that - ]
It's not easy to talk about him in past tense.
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[But that's just the way things go in life and in war alike, he supposes. The good die and everyone is addressed in past tense sooner or later.]
They said he was found with a knife in his back?
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Yes.
A knife in his back, a chandelier on top of him.
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That's a little much... I wonder if we're dealing with another killer with a taste for dramatics.