If Guts was bothered at all by the scarring, he wasn't showing it.
"I do like it." he says to Hesri. "Easy way to keep the head quiet."
Maybe not the answer she meant exactly, but it was the honest one. Plenty of dark and difficult days were worked through by focusing only on the sword in his hands. He supposes this was something of a middle ground, even if he sacrifices peaceful solitude.
He... thinks he gets the latest metaphor. Somewhat. He's not sure if he believes it entirely. He felt just fine until he got here, smouldering on his own. But as long as he was stuck here, may as well alleviate the boredom with something familiar.
"So do people just jump in, or what?" he asks her, watching the girls scuffle in the mud. Would it even feel fair to join them?
"Don't exactly know all the other sticks around here."
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"I do like it." he says to Hesri. "Easy way to keep the head quiet."
Maybe not the answer she meant exactly, but it was the honest one. Plenty of dark and difficult days were worked through by focusing only on the sword in his hands. He supposes this was something of a middle ground, even if he sacrifices peaceful solitude.
He... thinks he gets the latest metaphor. Somewhat. He's not sure if he believes it entirely. He felt just fine until he got here, smouldering on his own. But as long as he was stuck here, may as well alleviate the boredom with something familiar.
"So do people just jump in, or what?" he asks her, watching the girls scuffle in the mud. Would it even feel fair to join them?
"Don't exactly know all the other sticks around here."