[ Repeating her really isn't helping but Claude truly isn't even sure what that means. The part about going elsewhere: well, that he can make a pretty good guess at if something went sideways in Derdriu. But what did? ]
No, here wasn't what I meant by elsewhere, [ he says slowly, still thoroughly confused. ] I was in Derdriu before I came here, but there wasn't any fighting. Imperial forces never made it to the capital because we defeated them in Enbarr. That was where I last saw you.
[ None of this makes any sense. The strangest part might then be that he believes her; Petra never was someone who just made things up for fun. Not like he is when it comes to telling an outrageous story to make someone laugh or distract them, but Claude knows he's not doing that now. Something else occurs to him suddenly and he straightens up in his chair just a bit. ]
Are you saying that when you were there it was because we'd surrendered?
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[ Repeating her really isn't helping but Claude truly isn't even sure what that means. The part about going elsewhere: well, that he can make a pretty good guess at if something went sideways in Derdriu. But what did? ]
No, here wasn't what I meant by elsewhere, [ he says slowly, still thoroughly confused. ] I was in Derdriu before I came here, but there wasn't any fighting. Imperial forces never made it to the capital because we defeated them in Enbarr. That was where I last saw you.
[ None of this makes any sense. The strangest part might then be that he believes her; Petra never was someone who just made things up for fun. Not like he is when it comes to telling an outrageous story to make someone laugh or distract them, but Claude knows he's not doing that now. Something else occurs to him suddenly and he straightens up in his chair just a bit. ]
Are you saying that when you were there it was because we'd surrendered?