The portal's been open for something like seven moons now, I think. We spent a lot of time using it to come help rebuild after the attack, though Sylvain and Petra were here more often than I was at the start. I left to help bring in supplies for a while.
[ Something easy enough to volunteer for given how close it was, in some ways, to the war that'd more or less just ended at home. Even more familiar for Marianne, he remembers a second too late, given that the war's ended even more recently for her. ]
The park really has come together wonderfully as a memorial for all of that. It's nice to know it's possible after seeing what it looked like before, and I'm sure Fodlan will be much the same.
[ Since - there's no getting around that comparison from what he can see, but Claude offers Marianne a smile afterwards. Even if it's unavoidable to an extent, there's no need to dwell on it for longer than needed to bring down an otherwise nice night that's mostly been a good distraction from what else has happened. ]
Say, Marianne. Have you been by to see some of the artwork on display yet? There's one painter I recognize, and their works remind me of places around the Alliance if you'd like to see them.
[ And for good measure if she accepts, he'll offer her an arm for escorting purposes with a cheeky grin mismatched with that little bit of etiquette. Sometimes it's still fun to pull it out now and again for teasing purposes only. ]
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[ Something easy enough to volunteer for given how close it was, in some ways, to the war that'd more or less just ended at home. Even more familiar for Marianne, he remembers a second too late, given that the war's ended even more recently for her. ]
The park really has come together wonderfully as a memorial for all of that. It's nice to know it's possible after seeing what it looked like before, and I'm sure Fodlan will be much the same.
[ Since - there's no getting around that comparison from what he can see, but Claude offers Marianne a smile afterwards. Even if it's unavoidable to an extent, there's no need to dwell on it for longer than needed to bring down an otherwise nice night that's mostly been a good distraction from what else has happened. ]
Say, Marianne. Have you been by to see some of the artwork on display yet? There's one painter I recognize, and their works remind me of places around the Alliance if you'd like to see them.
[ And for good measure if she accepts, he'll offer her an arm for escorting purposes with a cheeky grin mismatched with that little bit of etiquette. Sometimes it's still fun to pull it out now and again for teasing purposes only. ]