Ah, I did not say you were the first, Lord Runyu. Simply that I had not had anyone make this kind of offer for a good long while.
[And yes, he can see in Runyu's attitude a mirror that he knows only too well. And something he has seen reflected in many around him, once he stopped long enough to pay attention to it.
His position had often made him feel very alone, and yet there had been people by his side simply waiting for him to notice them. He simply hadn't had time for them, hadn't made time for them. That was his own folly of course, and his ears flatten against his skull as he turns more pensive.]
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[And yes, he can see in Runyu's attitude a mirror that he knows only too well. And something he has seen reflected in many around him, once he stopped long enough to pay attention to it.
His position had often made him feel very alone, and yet there had been people by his side simply waiting for him to notice them. He simply hadn't had time for them, hadn't made time for them. That was his own folly of course, and his ears flatten against his skull as he turns more pensive.]
Who cares for you, Lord Runyu?