[ This time, he can't help but balk. He flinches almost, the water splashing with how quickly he recedes. Despite that, those fingers take longer to unweave from his own. The feeling of Gilgamesh's mana mingling with his own lingers, makes him bristle. ]
And you're unaccustomed to being turned down? Don't be stupid.
[ Really, he's not exactly... unaccustomed to it. Just unaccustomed to it in this way. People admired him for his strength and for his actions, but never would they approach him like this. There was a reason that the other scouts spoke of him in a way that seemed to imply he was better before you knew him.
Part of that has to do with his fixation on filth. Anything living is filthy by nature. He has known Gilgamesh more. ]
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And you're unaccustomed to being turned down? Don't be stupid.
[ Really, he's not exactly... unaccustomed to it. Just unaccustomed to it in this way. People admired him for his strength and for his actions, but never would they approach him like this. There was a reason that the other scouts spoke of him in a way that seemed to imply he was better before you knew him.
Part of that has to do with his fixation on filth. Anything living is filthy by nature. He has known Gilgamesh more. ]