[ ... well. it is a valid question. and, honestly: ]
I knew they'd never stop coming after Vex, if I didn't find a way to cut the contract. 's the largest guild on the continent - they've got hands in every city.
[ to say the least. he rubs the back of his neck again. ] Besides. We were starving. Clasp was a steady job, for a while.
[ Vax is... smart. He thinks. For a person who lives in a world with rules and consequences. Because he has someone else who's life moves with his decisions.
He tilts his head, and asks without any delicacy, ] Your parents dead?
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[ ... well. it is a valid question. and, honestly: ]
I knew they'd never stop coming after Vex, if I didn't find a way to cut the contract. 's the largest guild on the continent - they've got hands in every city.
[ to say the least. he rubs the back of his neck again. ] Besides. We were starving. Clasp was a steady job, for a while.
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He tilts his head, and asks without any delicacy, ] Your parents dead?
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My mother is. [ a beat. he snorts, and equally lacking delicacy: ] Dad's a dick.
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That sucks. [ Sorry, he doesn't know how to emote properly.
But he does look thoughtful. ]
Did you ever tell your sister?