Though to be honest, he didn't think the guy was that in the dark when he made it obvious he knew of exorcists. It was more he thought he was calling his bluff in order to prove a point and show him how woefully bad an idea it was. So that response gets a cooled reaction from Nea, and he tilts his head slightly, regarding Shouto.
He's not cruel, you know. Not a monster, even if people tried to make him one. He wished kindly for "Allen" you know, before Allen was the one who betrayed him and declared them enemies. His friend. ]
His "friends", of course. Until he wasn't useful to them anymore. [ He says it quite calmly, like stating something both obvious but hard to swallow. ]
Surely you didn't think it was a coincidence that he tries so hard to avoid contact with the Order? With anyone he might have known before?
[ He leans forward, though without any hostility. Not even any bravado, though the way he holds Shouto's gaze is with an unwavering intensity. You tied his feet but not his hands yet, and while he makes no move towards Shouto he gestures towards the wound on his stomach where the feathers of Innocence are still holding it together. ]
Who do you think tried to gut him and gave him this?
[ A scar that was visible back in Trench too, though there it was healed over if just barely. Maybe not as big as the more obvious one that cleaves him from shoulder to hip, but still an ugly one both front and back though where it looks like someone had taken something spearlike and jagged and rammed it clean through him. ]
I'll give you a hint: it wasn't anyone he thought was an enemy.
no subject
Though to be honest, he didn't think the guy was that in the dark when he made it obvious he knew of exorcists. It was more he thought he was calling his bluff in order to prove a point and show him how woefully bad an idea it was. So that response gets a cooled reaction from Nea, and he tilts his head slightly, regarding Shouto.
He's not cruel, you know. Not a monster, even if people tried to make him one. He wished kindly for "Allen" you know, before Allen was the one who betrayed him and declared them enemies. His friend. ]
His "friends", of course. Until he wasn't useful to them anymore. [ He says it quite calmly, like stating something both obvious but hard to swallow. ]
Surely you didn't think it was a coincidence that he tries so hard to avoid contact with the Order? With anyone he might have known before?
[ He leans forward, though without any hostility. Not even any bravado, though the way he holds Shouto's gaze is with an unwavering intensity. You tied his feet but not his hands yet, and while he makes no move towards Shouto he gestures towards the wound on his stomach where the feathers of Innocence are still holding it together. ]
Who do you think tried to gut him and gave him this?
[ A scar that was visible back in Trench too, though there it was healed over if just barely. Maybe not as big as the more obvious one that cleaves him from shoulder to hip, but still an ugly one both front and back though where it looks like someone had taken something spearlike and jagged and rammed it clean through him. ]
I'll give you a hint: it wasn't anyone he thought was an enemy.