[ It's not the kind of upbringing he would wish on another person. He keeps the details to himself because he doesn't want to be pitied, or to horrify. There's no easy way to explain many of the things he experienced when he was young, not to most people.
Even so, there's understanding that's extended: what it's like to be singled out for the wrong reasons. His own motivations may have differed from Viktor, but they both had something to prove.
Here, every so often something will happen and he'll have a sudden realization that the way he evaluates a situation is wildly different from everyone around him. He thinks it might be similar for Viktor.
The problem is where Viktor's thought processes have been leading him. Tenuous is a good word for this - how neither of them have brought up the thing that they disagree on in a while.
He smiles warmly at the mention of Hilda. ]
No, it wouldn't.
[ Be fair to Hilda, who presumably would then have to go alone to power the spell. If she even agreed to do that in the first place. He shakes his head again, taking another drink from his glass before he speaks again, his brow furrowing: ]
Were you ever in danger because of your work, back in Piltover?
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Even so, there's understanding that's extended: what it's like to be singled out for the wrong reasons. His own motivations may have differed from Viktor, but they both had something to prove.
Here, every so often something will happen and he'll have a sudden realization that the way he evaluates a situation is wildly different from everyone around him. He thinks it might be similar for Viktor.
The problem is where Viktor's thought processes have been leading him. Tenuous is a good word for this - how neither of them have brought up the thing that they disagree on in a while.
He smiles warmly at the mention of Hilda. ]
No, it wouldn't.
[ Be fair to Hilda, who presumably would then have to go alone to power the spell. If she even agreed to do that in the first place. He shakes his head again, taking another drink from his glass before he speaks again, his brow furrowing: ]
Were you ever in danger because of your work, back in Piltover?
[ The same way he might be here. ]