[ There are so many things about Grimm that he doesn't understand (and perhaps is, to some degree, incapable of understanding). And like everything the Pale King doesn't clearly comprehend, he prefers to keep within observational distance.
(In that flame that flickered in dark dreams, the crimson heart that burned within the vessel, he had easily seen the sleeping form of Radiance's shadow. That was an identity easily perceived; once the Pale King bent his will to seek something out, there was rarely anything that could hide itself from him for long.
Though the Nightmare King baffled him in some ways - his choice to have that separation at all being one - he was far easier to comprehend than his vessel was.)
Usually, Grimm's words would have little effect at all; he would be so absorbed in fixing the problem presented to him that processing that someone spoke would take him quite a while. ]
No.
[ The answer is immediate, and that in itself is indicative that he doesn't have his whole mind bent to his current goal.
It's not as if he's doing nothing, of course. The seal is slowly unwinding and fading, flickering as it's undone. But it's...slower going, considering how simple he had said the task was. ]
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(In that flame that flickered in dark dreams, the crimson heart that burned within the vessel, he had easily seen the sleeping form of Radiance's shadow. That was an identity easily perceived; once the Pale King bent his will to seek something out, there was rarely anything that could hide itself from him for long.
Though the Nightmare King baffled him in some ways - his choice to have that separation at all being one - he was far easier to comprehend than his vessel was.)
Usually, Grimm's words would have little effect at all; he would be so absorbed in fixing the problem presented to him that processing that someone spoke would take him quite a while. ]
No.
[ The answer is immediate, and that in itself is indicative that he doesn't have his whole mind bent to his current goal.
It's not as if he's doing nothing, of course. The seal is slowly unwinding and fading, flickering as it's undone. But it's...slower going, considering how simple he had said the task was. ]