He leans back against the wall behind them, pulling his legs up to drape his arms over.
"I know."
The turtlekin tries to mirror that smile, managing a wavering thing that lasts all of two seconds.
"...there was a raid earlier on last month. We were just hoping to grab some purified Ether stones. Instead we found that it was some kind of research facilities using children for their experimental resources," he says quietly, his gaze drifting to some point beyond his knees.
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Date: 2025-03-31 05:50 am (UTC)"I know."
The turtlekin tries to mirror that smile, managing a wavering thing that lasts all of two seconds.
"...there was a raid earlier on last month. We were just hoping to grab some purified Ether stones. Instead we found that it was some kind of research facilities using children for their experimental resources," he says quietly, his gaze drifting to some point beyond his knees.