[ Being so feverish can't be blamed entirely for how much that rocks him. It wasn't just an illusion, some hallucination - can't be neatly compartmentalized away like he'd been trying to do. Claude stares back at Sylvain even when the other gets right back to the bandaging after his hand holding the water is moved, but that cue is lost on him.
It's difficult to not think of Lysithea yet again as they both sit here bleeding in various ways, even if this isn't based around their blood beyond losing amounts of it that don't inspire confidence in him for what's to come. When Claude finally moves his gaze, it's because someone else is stumbling back from the ritual room. He has to look away.
Back to the waterskin it is, now that whirling those thoughts around his mind in an abrupt shock back to where they're sitting, what they've went through, clues him in to the fact that he owes Sylvain an explanation, sort of. ]
I didn't start learning about poisons for fun. [ A non-sequitur momentarily while he swallows again and winces a little. Whether it's from his irritated throat or because this isn't something he honestly wants to share isn't something he dwells on. Not in favor of getting this thought out before he backs away from it, short as it's going to be, and with trusting Sylvain will understand enough. ] I learned because I had to stay a step ahead of everyone else.
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It's difficult to not think of Lysithea yet again as they both sit here bleeding in various ways, even if this isn't based around their blood beyond losing amounts of it that don't inspire confidence in him for what's to come. When Claude finally moves his gaze, it's because someone else is stumbling back from the ritual room. He has to look away.
Back to the waterskin it is, now that whirling those thoughts around his mind in an abrupt shock back to where they're sitting, what they've went through, clues him in to the fact that he owes Sylvain an explanation, sort of. ]
I didn't start learning about poisons for fun. [ A non-sequitur momentarily while he swallows again and winces a little. Whether it's from his irritated throat or because this isn't something he honestly wants to share isn't something he dwells on. Not in favor of getting this thought out before he backs away from it, short as it's going to be, and with trusting Sylvain will understand enough. ] I learned because I had to stay a step ahead of everyone else.