[ river can't say she's ever wished she could read someone's mind ( usually she doesn't have a choice in the matter ) but oh, for the pure impossibility of it, how she would love to see what he saw. dragons! the stuff of storybooks and fantasies, of magic she doesn't quite believe is real yet.
but the way he tells the story is nice, the wonder and the hint of dissatisfaction that feels fitting for an adventurer. river smiles as she listens to him, trying to get a feel for the man and the world they've found themselves in. ]
Our keepers are kind to their captives?
[ it's fine and dandy for the summoned to look out for each other when they've been brought here under the same strange circumstances. but as for the why of it all - ]
Won't be made to fight dragons if all we want is to watch them fly?
[ for a second, river is very much a lost child looking for some kind of reassurance. she was made to be a weapon and she doesn't - if they just brought them here to be soldiers...
her eyes flash to the various pieces of the military uniforms thrown around the room. she can't do that. she won't. ]
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but the way he tells the story is nice, the wonder and the hint of dissatisfaction that feels fitting for an adventurer. river smiles as she listens to him, trying to get a feel for the man and the world they've found themselves in. ]
Our keepers are kind to their captives?
[ it's fine and dandy for the summoned to look out for each other when they've been brought here under the same strange circumstances. but as for the why of it all - ]
Won't be made to fight dragons if all we want is to watch them fly?
[ for a second, river is very much a lost child looking for some kind of reassurance. she was made to be a weapon and she doesn't - if they just brought them here to be soldiers...
her eyes flash to the various pieces of the military uniforms thrown around the room. she can't do that. she won't. ]