[Oscar read the words quietly, the doubts and fears in his own heart settling but not dissipating with every letter and correction as written. There were many things he wanted to say, but he kept his formless tongue still.
Keeping his thoughts to himself was going to be the bigger challenge.]
I know.
[The intonation was oddly grave for a teenager younger than Paul. He was at once a mere farmlad, but also something-- someone-- more. Any similarities between them would surely be laid bare given time, but for the moment he needed to be something-- someone-- else. ]
Julia Sodder only arranged for my mentor to be with people he knew,
[He explained, his words clipped and precise like that certain someone else. Oscar didn't want to invoke Ozpin's name too much, but references to the towering man with an infinite shadow were impossible to avoid.
He continued:]
But, we're not in her dream anymore, so the original conditions that the gods put on us are likely back in play.
On death, we'll be united with a like-minded soul.
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Keeping his thoughts to himself was going to be the bigger challenge.]
I know.
[The intonation was oddly grave for a teenager younger than Paul. He was at once a mere farmlad, but also something-- someone-- more. Any similarities between them would surely be laid bare given time, but for the moment he needed to be something-- someone-- else. ]
Julia Sodder only arranged for my mentor to be with people he knew,
[He explained, his words clipped and precise like that certain someone else. Oscar didn't want to invoke Ozpin's name too much, but references to the towering man with an infinite shadow were impossible to avoid.
He continued:]
But, we're not in her dream anymore, so the original conditions that the gods put on us are likely back in play.
On death, we'll be united with a like-minded soul.