[ it isn't mocking — reinhardtzar's gaze meets his, hard, before flickering back over towards the scene that stands before them.
a silence lingers, knowing and heavy. and there's another squeeze of the shoulder, except this time he pulls cain towards him, not entirely but enough to ensure that they're on an equal playing field as of this moment. ]
Weights bind you. They restrict movement, keep you shackled in place. Ridding yourself of them is easier said than done.
I can't speak for your brother, even as his comrade. I can't speak for her either. But I know—
That you're doing everything you can. To the point where you're running yourself ragged. You're always shouldering the weight of the world with that insufferable smile on your face.
[ a beat. ]
You've got another pair of shoulders at your side. You're always piling heavy loads onto me, anyways —
[ and there it is, a smile, subtle and yet characteristically arrogant. ]
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[ it isn't mocking — reinhardtzar's gaze meets his, hard, before flickering back over towards the scene that stands before them.
a silence lingers, knowing and heavy. and there's another squeeze of the shoulder, except this time he pulls cain towards him, not entirely but enough to ensure that they're on an equal playing field as of this moment. ]
Weights bind you. They restrict movement, keep you shackled in place. Ridding yourself of them is easier said than done.
I can't speak for your brother, even as his comrade. I can't speak for her either. But I know—
That you're doing everything you can. To the point where you're running yourself ragged. You're always shouldering the weight of the world with that insufferable smile on your face.
[ a beat. ]
You've got another pair of shoulders at your side. You're always piling heavy loads onto me, anyways —
[ and there it is, a smile, subtle and yet characteristically arrogant. ]
This isn't any different.