Being the reasonable one has never been fun and especially not now.
[ His tone is dry and weary and from experience. It is one of his consistent habits to either be the logical one or perceive himself as that. He avoided all the politics of the Brotherhood and argued fervently for truth and facts over propaganda or irrational fear. He's kept to that here too, pushing back against Thorne in the quiet ways he can and bonding with the other Summoned. Now he's surrounded by people he feels responsible for but couldn't save. Obviously it is worse for them to suffer, but it's also not easy watching. ]
Claude, I do appreciate the offer, but you and Sylvain really need to take care of yourselves. We need everyone to try and stay as sane as they can if we're going to get out. Focus on that. Hold onto your magic for an emergency. I'm a mage, I have internal strength.
[ What Istredd isn't going to note is that he is powerless so his Chaos is no longer sustaining him the same way. He would have been able to handle most of this better if he had his magic, but he's nothing more than a normal human with occasional bursts of magical power now. It just doesn't matter when he is trying to be strong for everyone else.
Once he gets out of here, he will allow himself to completely fall apart and it will be justified. But not until then. ]
Just do me a favor and keep an eye on the acolytes, see if they are now coming in and out of places you couldn't see before. It may be your eyes can see an exit.
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[ His tone is dry and weary and from experience. It is one of his consistent habits to either be the logical one or perceive himself as that. He avoided all the politics of the Brotherhood and argued fervently for truth and facts over propaganda or irrational fear. He's kept to that here too, pushing back against Thorne in the quiet ways he can and bonding with the other Summoned. Now he's surrounded by people he feels responsible for but couldn't save. Obviously it is worse for them to suffer, but it's also not easy watching. ]
Claude, I do appreciate the offer, but you and Sylvain really need to take care of yourselves. We need everyone to try and stay as sane as they can if we're going to get out. Focus on that. Hold onto your magic for an emergency. I'm a mage, I have internal strength.
[ What Istredd isn't going to note is that he is powerless so his Chaos is no longer sustaining him the same way. He would have been able to handle most of this better if he had his magic, but he's nothing more than a normal human with occasional bursts of magical power now. It just doesn't matter when he is trying to be strong for everyone else.
Once he gets out of here, he will allow himself to completely fall apart and it will be justified. But not until then. ]
Just do me a favor and keep an eye on the acolytes, see if they are now coming in and out of places you couldn't see before. It may be your eyes can see an exit.