[It's unexpected, how quickly Kyle brightens, and though Viktor has made the decision to use him as an escort, he knows that he can't simply pretend their last conversation ever happened. Even if he's sure that he won't come to harm, there's still the fact that Kyle clearly doesn't want him experimenting with the summoning ritual at all. That's a fairly insurmountable impasse, and Viktor thinks he might just launch right into it when Kyle segues into an entirely different conversation.]
What?
[He still doesn't understand how Kyle could be proud of such a thing, but here he is, smiling and pointing out the location of the wound.]
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What?
[He still doesn't understand how Kyle could be proud of such a thing, but here he is, smiling and pointing out the location of the wound.]
What do you mean, you were stabbed again? How?