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“I’m sorry to hear that…” the dark elf regretfully replied, sighing and shaking his head mournfully as he flicked a bread crumb from the table. He instinctively averted his eyes from the Dark Knight out of respect, for the eyes were oftentimes believed to be the windows into one’s soul, and the Prince of Har’oloth feared what he might perceive in Fidelis’s orbs at this very moment. Fidelis was strong, stronger than any human Faust knew, and it would break him to see the Dark Knight in any sort of emotional pain.
The Vysstichi imparted a small smile in consolation. “It’s amazing how quickly things change, isn’t it?” Breathing out deeply, it was Faust’s turn to chuckle as Fidelis painted an impressively accurate image of the certain Admiral in Liselle’s life. “You speak as if you knew him already, my friend. But yes, that’s the type, though the only sword I believe he’s held is the one in his insanely unfashionable trousers, and I’m amazed that he even knew how to use that.” Shrugging apathetically, the dark elf poured some more wine into both his and Fidelis’s goblets. His brows then raised interestedly at Fidelis’s next implication.
“Hmm…you do raise a good point. Let that be our next adventure together.” Grinning mischievously, the dark elf retrieved the glass into his hands and sipped unrestrainedly at the rim. His crimson eyes glimmered with amusement. “You eliminate his lonely friends and I’ll throw him off the boat.” It soon became quite evident that the dark elf was enjoying the conversation immensely, especially as it became impossible for him to keep a straight face for the next several minutes.
When his laughter finally ceased, though, he exhaled in between periodic short-lived chortles until relaxing completely. “Bah, who am I kidding. I could never do that to her. She has kids you know. I wouldn’t want to leave them fatherless so soon. Now, enough of me and my delusions of grandeur…” A noticeable seriousness suddenly supplanted the dark elf’s mirth. “Tell me, my friend, what was it that bothered you earlier…?”
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