[ Grimm can practically see the gears turning in his head as he dispassionately dissects the offer. (That is something that will not change for a long time, feelings or not; he analyses and picks and pulls apart, never quite understanding that these things can sometimes lead to destruction and not comprehension.)
The being he was before would have refused without a second thought. There was a kingdom, and he was part of it, and he might as well have been his kingdom for all the separation there was. A perfect, pure vessel, a glowing figurehead. A god on a throne, a single light in the darkness.
The being he is now - hesitates and thinks it over. Struggling to understand what has changed, why this choice is even considered. But he has always been curious, and in this smaller form where things are not always clear to him, where even his sharpest tools cannot cut apart the form to reveal something he comprehends beneath...
Curiosity wins out, in the end. ]
I doubt it will be enlightening. [ He's never understood all the fanfare that surrounds the Troupe, their acts and showmanship and things that weren't strictly practical and were in fact impractical for their risk. ]
But if it is brief, I can spare some time.
[ That's about as close as a 'yes' as you're going to get from him, Grimm. Why is he like this. ]
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The being he was before would have refused without a second thought. There was a kingdom, and he was part of it, and he might as well have been his kingdom for all the separation there was. A perfect, pure vessel, a glowing figurehead. A god on a throne, a single light in the darkness.
The being he is now - hesitates and thinks it over. Struggling to understand what has changed, why this choice is even considered. But he has always been curious, and in this smaller form where things are not always clear to him, where even his sharpest tools cannot cut apart the form to reveal something he comprehends beneath...
Curiosity wins out, in the end. ]
I doubt it will be enlightening. [ He's never understood all the fanfare that surrounds the Troupe, their acts and showmanship and things that weren't strictly practical and were in fact impractical for their risk. ]
But if it is brief, I can spare some time.
[ That's about as close as a 'yes' as you're going to get from him, Grimm. Why is he like this. ]