[He had skimmed over so many of the details pertaining to his dealings with the Fatui that of course Kazuha couldn't have known... There was no way he could have known the sudden and entirely visceral response he would get from mentioning them. That Tartaglia and the Balladeer are here hadn't escaped his notice from the beginning but he hadn't tried to confront either of them because it hadn't seemed worth it to put himself at that kind of risk.
Both of them have surprised him, and he dislikes that intensely.
And the Shogun is here too? He had missed that, but it concerns him far less than anything regarding Harbingers. And yet news coming out of Inazuma was rarely good, when news made it out at all.
He shakes his head - at himself, not Kazuha's question - then turns around to the samurai and nods.]
I do remember.
[They had only spoken of it briefly, but--
Diluc closes his eyes and exhales slowly, then forces himself to resume his seat at the table. No, this was fine. He wasn't about to embarrass himself by being overly emotional about the Fatui. He can see that Kazuha is struggling with his own thoughts without adding more to the mix.]
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Both of them have surprised him, and he dislikes that intensely.
And the Shogun is here too? He had missed that, but it concerns him far less than anything regarding Harbingers. And yet news coming out of Inazuma was rarely good, when news made it out at all.
He shakes his head - at himself, not Kazuha's question - then turns around to the samurai and nods.]
I do remember.
[They had only spoken of it briefly, but--
Diluc closes his eyes and exhales slowly, then forces himself to resume his seat at the table. No, this was fine. He wasn't about to embarrass himself by being overly emotional about the Fatui. He can see that Kazuha is struggling with his own thoughts without adding more to the mix.]
Go on. I'm listening.