[He waits patiently enough. The pain's abated a bit with his own honesty so that helps. He schools himself carefully so that whatever truth he hopefully gets, his reaction isn't too much. That's the last thing needed here.
And there, that last sigh of relief as the pain lifts. All that's left his dripping blood.]
Makes sense. There's a lot to be found in that.
[People who'd hurt you, animals and traps of nature. Memories and imagination. He refrains from joking that at least the hellfires keep it bright. It's not the time, and not actually true in some of the dimmer parts of this building. He offers something else instead.]
Thank you.
[For trusting him, for playing along and bringing mercy too.]
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And there, that last sigh of relief as the pain lifts. All that's left his dripping blood.]
Makes sense. There's a lot to be found in that.
[People who'd hurt you, animals and traps of nature. Memories and imagination. He refrains from joking that at least the hellfires keep it bright. It's not the time, and not actually true in some of the dimmer parts of this building. He offers something else instead.]
Thank you.
[For trusting him, for playing along and bringing mercy too.]
I'm Héctor, by the way.