"This place is caul Naut.... Nautilus." It felt so weird to give this speech to someone he knew. "But you're not supposed to be here. You're supposed to be in Ceiphro..." He shook his head. "I'll explain. And you can catch me up. Your armor looks very different from when I saw it last."
"Come on," he said. "We can talk in the castle, then at least I'll have a place to sit." She was too tall. She really really was.
The castle he was heading for would be familiar enough at least, since Hikaru would have probably just come from there. At least, the outside would be familiar. As would the cadence of his steps and the thump of his staff as he walked, his mind working.
How was she here? Why? And... He stopped walking, took a breath, then turned to face her.
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"Come on," he said. "We can talk in the castle, then at least I'll have a place to sit." She was too tall. She really really was.
The castle he was heading for would be familiar enough at least, since Hikaru would have probably just come from there. At least, the outside would be familiar. As would the cadence of his steps and the thump of his staff as he walked, his mind working.
How was she here? Why? And... He stopped walking, took a breath, then turned to face her.
"I'm sorry," he said, softly and sincerely.