[ There's a beat before he gives an actual nod of introduction to the Omen. ]
Aahkhahnu. I'll remember that.
[ Guide in dreams. It's a lot more poetic than Forest Child for a bird, probably. He's quiet for a moment before he decides he may as well ask: ] Would you teach me your language? In case she messages me again, so I know what she's saying.
[More fidgeting.] Dragons - the dragons in Tamriel. Their words give them ... power. Create storms with the right three words, or... tear a soul out of someone.
But - here. Here they're just. Words. They aren't words of power.
[ He actually looks fairly interested by that and there's a part of him that thinks it would be handy to have words that could give someone power. But he also knows how quickly that could turn very bad, considering the way he's seen power used. ]
[He almost apologizes - he shouldn't have said anything, that was too much information, why would anyone want to know, no one cared what the Dragonborn wanted - ]
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It... it means "Guide in dreams."
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[ There's a beat before he gives an actual nod of introduction to the Omen. ]
Aahkhahnu. I'll remember that.
[ Guide in dreams. It's a lot more poetic than Forest Child for a bird, probably. He's quiet for a moment before he decides he may as well ask: ] Would you teach me your language? In case she messages me again, so I know what she's saying.
goddammit i threw an extra H in there
O-oh! Um. Yes. Yes, I um. I can. Because - because the words are just. Words here. They aren't power.
[Melius for fucks' sake no one understands what you mean by that.]
you could have just rolled with it and i would never have noticed
i would have noticed!!!
[More fidgeting.] Dragons - the dragons in Tamriel. Their words give them ... power. Create storms with the right three words, or... tear a soul out of someone.
But - here. Here they're just. Words. They aren't words of power.
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[ He actually looks fairly interested by that and there's a part of him that thinks it would be handy to have words that could give someone power. But he also knows how quickly that could turn very bad, considering the way he's seen power used. ]
That must be somewhat of a relief.
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[Not even a single hesitation there. Because the Dragon Blood, the Thu'um, it was terrifying Not the way he'd wanted to learn, or even use, magic.]
I... I didn't want it. I never wanted it. I just - I just wanted to be an alchemist not Dovahkiin!
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I'm glad you can just be what you want to be here, then.
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[Or not.]
O-oh. Um.
I... thank you?
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[ Apparently he's here just to accept the lizardman exactly as he is!!!
He gives a gesture with his head to the buildings ahead of them. At least they're almost home. ]
Sakura should be ready when we get there. Are you still alright to make it the rest of the way? Or do you need to rest?
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[No, really, he is. He'd been doing nothing but resting in that hiding place.]
[He'll just put his head down and follow.]