[The laughter Vincent's response elicited was soft, but true. It echoed through the empty lobby, a full-bodied sort of mirth that had risen from Kit's gut free of constructs like propriety or composure.
Let them come? Let the demons come?
As he regarded his companion and then the stairwell they sat across from, Kit nodded, shoulders still gently bouncing with laughter. This time, however, his humor wasn't at the expense of the boy sitting next to him. To challenge the world, one would be required to give their all or nothing. There were no half-measures when it came to survival, no easy way outs. No reward could be acquired if no risk was ever taken.
He felt that ideology to his very core. Let them come, indeed.]
They can't learn anything if they're dead.
[Implying that he believed Vincent would not be so lenient with demons as he'd been with him.]
But it sounds like there's still plenty for you to be taught. Do you fall farther from the peak of the mountain or its base? Fear reminds you to be sure-footed. It isn't a weakness.
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Let them come? Let the demons come?
As he regarded his companion and then the stairwell they sat across from, Kit nodded, shoulders still gently bouncing with laughter. This time, however, his humor wasn't at the expense of the boy sitting next to him. To challenge the world, one would be required to give their all or nothing. There were no half-measures when it came to survival, no easy way outs. No reward could be acquired if no risk was ever taken.
He felt that ideology to his very core. Let them come, indeed.]
They can't learn anything if they're dead.
[Implying that he believed Vincent would not be so lenient with demons as he'd been with him.]
But it sounds like there's still plenty for you to be taught. Do you fall farther from the peak of the mountain or its base? Fear reminds you to be sure-footed. It isn't a weakness.