He... didn't quite look up to her as she spoke, able to tell her... irritation just from tone alone. Maybe out of shame, or fear, or both.
"I..." How did he even begin to explain something he was still coming to grips with himself? His shoulders slumped a little, sighing softly.
"... I'd gone into the castle, managed to track Adachi down with some help from Eugene and Rapunzel, but Adachi ran, and I..."
Pulling back his hands, he looked at them. They were still bruised, obvious cuts... his knuckles torn up and barely wrapped to keep from bleeding on his work. No one had noticed under his gauntlets.
"I chased after him on Llamrei and with Cavall, but something... changed. I was using my spear instead of Excalibur, and it was like everything, Darkened. All I cared about was getting him to stop, no matter what it took. I'd tear up the whole forest if I had to..."
He risked a glance back up at Naomi, and then... kept looking at her. Maybe... maybe she'd understand.
"...The Wild Hunt. I'd seen it noted in my journal as something I could do with my Spear after our last Draft, but I didn't know what it meant. Didn't have time to look into it since Adachi just, dropped in afterwards. I... I think I activated that ability."
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He... didn't quite look up to her as she spoke, able to tell her... irritation just from tone alone. Maybe out of shame, or fear, or both.
"I..." How did he even begin to explain something he was still coming to grips with himself? His shoulders slumped a little, sighing softly.
"... I'd gone into the castle, managed to track Adachi down with some help from Eugene and Rapunzel, but Adachi ran, and I..."
Pulling back his hands, he looked at them. They were still bruised, obvious cuts... his knuckles torn up and barely wrapped to keep from bleeding on his work. No one had noticed under his gauntlets.
"I chased after him on Llamrei and with Cavall, but something... changed. I was using my spear instead of Excalibur, and it was like everything, Darkened. All I cared about was getting him to stop, no matter what it took. I'd tear up the whole forest if I had to..."
He risked a glance back up at Naomi, and then... kept looking at her. Maybe... maybe she'd understand.
"...The Wild Hunt. I'd seen it noted in my journal as something I could do with my Spear after our last Draft, but I didn't know what it meant. Didn't have time to look into it since Adachi just, dropped in afterwards. I... I think I activated that ability."