[Kaito shifts his focus from the horizon to Zelos, both eyebrows shooting up in surprise. the redhead had always played his cards super close to his chest, so this little bit of honesty was surprising. to say the least]

You. . .

[he trails off, shoulders slumping. so many people here came from worlds where things were so different from his own. where killing was an unavoidable necessity. just like it was here, in Blanc, in both the war and in these dungeons.]

. . . sound like you've got a li'l more experience with these types of adventures than I do. Ha.

[he exhales deeply and leans back on his hands]

Is that why, last time, you told me all of my choices count? Both in and outside of a dungeon? Because whether it's real or some kind of illusory construct created by mana, it still feels real in the end?