[the name gives him pause, he genuinely holds still for a moment while putting two and two together.]
...you're from the same world as him. And the reason he is king, now? Well. Was.
[sounds like something he's going to have to sniff around some more, he's curious how their succession works and all that - since this young man couldn't be Eliot's father or anything, he thinks]
Having seen the patterns in those who have trouble and those who don't, yes, I'm starting to suspect it has something to do with alternate sources of light. It would make sense, if the darkness swallows all light except that of our lanterns and the very particular bonfire.
[HA HA no actually that's just how musou works, nobody questions it. Cao Pi manages a wry look.] ...I am more than passable at swordsmanship, powers or no powers. My blades? They're no more or less than any standard sword. Certainly not as hefty as a broadaxe or mace.
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...you're from the same world as him. And the reason he is king, now? Well. Was.
[sounds like something he's going to have to sniff around some more, he's curious how their succession works and all that - since this young man couldn't be Eliot's father or anything, he thinks]
Having seen the patterns in those who have trouble and those who don't, yes, I'm starting to suspect it has something to do with alternate sources of light. It would make sense, if the darkness swallows all light except that of our lanterns and the very particular bonfire.
[HA HA no actually that's just how musou works, nobody questions it. Cao Pi manages a wry look.] ...I am more than passable at swordsmanship, powers or no powers. My blades? They're no more or less than any standard sword. Certainly not as hefty as a broadaxe or mace.