They must look a bit odd, with Klaus pinching the webs of Fenris's fingers the way that he is while they're talking -- but he's always a little odd -- Fenris had drawn that particular conclusion correctly.

"That sucks, man." What else can he really say about it? 'Sorry the dude who owned you as a slave was a fucking asshole'? That wouldn't be insincere, but it did seem a bit on-the-nose. He's also fairly sure that calling them 'pretty' might not be the best move right now.

"I guess I should be lucky I don't have any shit causing me pain like that from the war." Just a whole ton of other stuff to cause him emotional pain.