It's strange, G'raha thinks, to watch Viktor change in front of his very eyes - he doesn't quite understand what he's seeing, what it means, but in mere moments the man standing in front of him is every inch the Warrior of Light, completely composed, and there's so little hint of the expression that crossed his face before that G'raha almost wonders if he imagined it. Wishful thinking, perhaps, that Viktor might recognise him and he wouldn't need to confess?
He wants to ask, but he daren't - not in front of onlookers, at any rate - so instead he just smiles and nods when Viktor echoes his name and tries not to swoon at the sound of it like some over-eager fan.
Even if that's exactly what he is, in some ways, even after so much time spent with him.
He has to lift a hand to stifle his laugh as Viktor stumbles over his response, earning another disapproving look. He knows he's being too casual, too familiar, but he can't stop himself - he already knows it's a fool's errand, trying to stay aloof and in control as the Crystal Exarch didn't exactly last so there's no point trying it as the Prince of Allag either.
"Indeed," he agrees "I hope we can learn much from one another."
At least that's the proper thing to say, but he ruins it by laughing again - this time he doesn't even try to stifle it, chuckling lightly at the comment and shaking his head with a smile.
"Blessedly, no. Many of those who have come with me are engaging in various talks here in Ul'dah, I will have a much smaller group of attendants travelling with us, but rest assured I am the only one whose safety you need concern yourself with."
He'd wanted to travel with Viktor alone, but that had apparently been unthinkable, so he'd wittled the actual group down as much as he could possbly manage.
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Date: 2024-03-12 05:54 pm (UTC)It's strange, G'raha thinks, to watch Viktor change in front of his very eyes - he doesn't quite understand what he's seeing, what it means, but in mere moments the man standing in front of him is every inch the Warrior of Light, completely composed, and there's so little hint of the expression that crossed his face before that G'raha almost wonders if he imagined it. Wishful thinking, perhaps, that Viktor might recognise him and he wouldn't need to confess?
He wants to ask, but he daren't - not in front of onlookers, at any rate - so instead he just smiles and nods when Viktor echoes his name and tries not to swoon at the sound of it like some over-eager fan.
Even if that's exactly what he is, in some ways, even after so much time spent with him.
He has to lift a hand to stifle his laugh as Viktor stumbles over his response, earning another disapproving look. He knows he's being too casual, too familiar, but he can't stop himself - he already knows it's a fool's errand, trying to stay aloof and in control as the Crystal Exarch didn't exactly last so there's no point trying it as the Prince of Allag either.
"Indeed," he agrees "I hope we can learn much from one another."
At least that's the proper thing to say, but he ruins it by laughing again - this time he doesn't even try to stifle it, chuckling lightly at the comment and shaking his head with a smile.
"Blessedly, no. Many of those who have come with me are engaging in various talks here in Ul'dah, I will have a much smaller group of attendants travelling with us, but rest assured I am the only one whose safety you need concern yourself with."
He'd wanted to travel with Viktor alone, but that had apparently been unthinkable, so he'd wittled the actual group down as much as he could possbly manage.