Perhaps surprisingly, and damningly, that gets Lif's gaze to avert for the briefest of moments--it's something he remembers all too well. The way Hubert thanked him, whenever he saved his life on the battlefield all but a lifetime ago. He'd always insisted that he was doing what he would do for any ally, back then--and gods, it makes his empty chest ache.]
...Think nothing of it. [Those words, though softer than usual, are probably familiar.] I am simply doing what I have been summoned to do. Nothing more, and nothing less.
[He can only hope that Hubert doesn't notice how he's not looking at the man; certainly, Lif doesn't keep eye contact very well, but this seems...different. It certainly doesn't help that Hubert's become a different man all those years later, and that is a thought process he's killing right there and now--]
I do mean it, however. You know that we are expected early tomorrow for another skirmish. You should not be wasting your time.
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Perhaps surprisingly, and damningly, that gets Lif's gaze to avert for the briefest of moments--it's something he remembers all too well. The way Hubert thanked him, whenever he saved his life on the battlefield all but a lifetime ago. He'd always insisted that he was doing what he would do for any ally, back then--and gods, it makes his empty chest ache.]
...Think nothing of it. [Those words, though softer than usual, are probably familiar.] I am simply doing what I have been summoned to do. Nothing more, and nothing less.
[He can only hope that Hubert doesn't notice how he's not looking at the man; certainly, Lif doesn't keep eye contact very well, but this seems...different. It certainly doesn't help that Hubert's become a different man all those years later, and that is a thought process he's killing right there and now--]
I do mean it, however. You know that we are expected early tomorrow for another skirmish. You should not be wasting your time.