[ His eyebrows lift briefly at “You owe her more than you’ll ever know.” ]
I may be more aware than you think.
[ It’s not as if he’s unaware that Lina has saved the world from him, twice. Really, if he seems ungrateful, surely it’s because he has no reasonable way of repaying such a debt. Besides possibly leaving her a good share of his money and property if he ever properly dies.
(Though he hasn’t even gotten around to reclaiming most of the things he’d accumulated over the course of a century plus lifespan, not withstanding the amount that had been destroyed by his copy…)
And then the next words, both spoken and implied, weigh down the atmosphere. ]
…
[ But now you want to believe it?
The thing is- Rezo knows how mind control magic works. He's used it before, as Zelgadis can attest. The victim goes into a trance, their conscious mind sleeps while their body acts according to the spell's programming, and when they snap out of it they have little to no memory of what they'd done.
This isn't the case with Rezo. He can recall everything he did and why. And because of that, he can’t honestly disown any of his past actions.
He could explain all this to Zelgadis. He could also lie, claim to have been a helpless puppet, and try to manipulate his grandson into once again pledging his loyalty. He’s starting to think he might even have a shot at it.
It would be immensely pathetic. And Zelgadis objectively deserves better.
In the end Rezo, being Rezo, elects to explain nothing. ]
…There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to shard carriers. I believe you should make your own judgement on the matter. [ Ultimately, it’s up to Zelgadis to decide whether or not he wants to let Rezo off the hook. ]
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I may be more aware than you think.
[ It’s not as if he’s unaware that Lina has saved the world from him, twice. Really, if he seems ungrateful, surely it’s because he has no reasonable way of repaying such a debt. Besides possibly leaving her a good share of his money and property if he ever properly dies.
(Though he hasn’t even gotten around to reclaiming most of the things he’d accumulated over the course of a century plus lifespan, not withstanding the amount that had been destroyed by his copy…)
And then the next words, both spoken and implied, weigh down the atmosphere. ]
…
[ But now you want to believe it?
The thing is- Rezo knows how mind control magic works. He's used it before, as Zelgadis can attest. The victim goes into a trance, their conscious mind sleeps while their body acts according to the spell's programming, and when they snap out of it they have little to no memory of what they'd done.
This isn't the case with Rezo. He can recall everything he did and why. And because of that, he can’t honestly disown any of his past actions.
He could explain all this to Zelgadis. He could also lie, claim to have been a helpless puppet, and try to manipulate his grandson into once again pledging his loyalty. He’s starting to think he might even have a shot at it.
It would be immensely pathetic. And Zelgadis objectively deserves better.
In the end Rezo, being Rezo, elects to explain nothing. ]
…There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to shard carriers. I believe you should make your own judgement on the matter. [ Ultimately, it’s up to Zelgadis to decide whether or not he wants to let Rezo off the hook. ]