[ What was that? Anger...? Howl heard it, and as quiet as it was, he could still recognize it. Had Dextera truly believed their escape to be some sort of organic victory, to be credited to nobody but the Pleroma and Xishen? It seems naive to Howl — but, he too had not recognized the test for what it was until it was revealed to be so at the dinner. He can't judge Dextera for not realizing it.
He lets the moment pass, at least for now. There are other, related questions he's been meaning to ask his new friend, but the conversation is not quite there yet. ]
I don't know. There seems to be little keeping us here, strictly speaking.
[ That's not the point, though, and here comes the rub. Howl sits on his bed, collecting his poise. ]
But... please, don't misunderstand.
Despite what I've told you, I don't want to leave.
[ There's no point. And while it isn't his aim to upset Dextera, this is something that he feels he must remind him. ]
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[ What was that? Anger...? Howl heard it, and as quiet as it was, he could still recognize it. Had Dextera truly believed their escape to be some sort of organic victory, to be credited to nobody but the Pleroma and Xishen? It seems naive to Howl — but, he too had not recognized the test for what it was until it was revealed to be so at the dinner. He can't judge Dextera for not realizing it.
He lets the moment pass, at least for now. There are other, related questions he's been meaning to ask his new friend, but the conversation is not quite there yet. ]
I don't know. There seems to be little keeping us here, strictly speaking.
[ That's not the point, though, and here comes the rub. Howl sits on his bed, collecting his poise. ]
But... please, don't misunderstand.
Despite what I've told you, I don't want to leave.
[ There's no point. And while it isn't his aim to upset Dextera, this is something that he feels he must remind him. ]