Another mental eyebrow raise. Well, guess he got the cause right. Now is it the amnesia part or the worrying part that gets them more... "All right. I'm sorry I mentioned it; that was insensitive of me, and I apologise."
As for their actions next, that's more understandable. Distrust of those who were armed, without explicitly being tied to protection of some sort... Doubtless they've had experiences, secondhand or otherwise, with unsavoury sorts. Looters, or bandits, or perhaps simply those drunk on their own power...
A wry, languid shrug. "If I'm going to do my job, it's better if I can defend myself rather than need a guard myself. I'm a battlefield tactician, so I work best if I actually can see what the actual knights and guards are doing instead of telling them what to do from half a continent away. I think it's better this way." Seeing the people you're ordering around, rather, knowing each of them is a life and individual not to be thrown about carelessly as opposed to some of the others he's faced. "I don't like the idea of hiding away while talking about other people's lives.
"If you're worried about me using it here..." He tilts his head, just a little, and crosses his arms. It's a position hard to draw a sword from, in any case, whether deliberately so or not. 'Monsters' hired for fighting? Literal or metaphorical? If they had bad experience with armed sorts, he supposes those who actively sought out opportunities to fight could very well seem like monsters... Or is it a derogatory term for all those not fully human, given their few odd features?
Hmm. "I doubt I'll be given much reason to have to use it, and I know my word doesn't mean much when I'm a stranger to you- but would you be more satisfied if I promised I would only fight in self-defense, or if someone wanted to spar? As long as someone isn't actively attempting to take my head off or something, I'd much rather a nice chat myself."
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this is fair tbh
Date: 2018-04-02 05:05 pm (UTC)As for their actions next, that's more understandable. Distrust of those who were armed, without explicitly being tied to protection of some sort... Doubtless they've had experiences, secondhand or otherwise, with unsavoury sorts. Looters, or bandits, or perhaps simply those drunk on their own power...
A wry, languid shrug. "If I'm going to do my job, it's better if I can defend myself rather than need a guard myself. I'm a battlefield tactician, so I work best if I actually can see what the actual knights and guards are doing instead of telling them what to do from half a continent away. I think it's better this way." Seeing the people you're ordering around, rather, knowing each of them is a life and individual not to be thrown about carelessly as opposed to some of the others he's faced. "I don't like the idea of hiding away while talking about other people's lives.
"If you're worried about me using it here..." He tilts his head, just a little, and crosses his arms. It's a position hard to draw a sword from, in any case, whether deliberately so or not. 'Monsters' hired for fighting? Literal or metaphorical? If they had bad experience with armed sorts, he supposes those who actively sought out opportunities to fight could very well seem like monsters... Or is it a derogatory term for all those not fully human, given their few odd features?
Hmm. "I doubt I'll be given much reason to have to use it, and I know my word doesn't mean much when I'm a stranger to you- but would you be more satisfied if I promised I would only fight in self-defense, or if someone wanted to spar? As long as someone isn't actively attempting to take my head off or something, I'd much rather a nice chat myself."