As they continue on, and things stay calm, it seems Kion is coming down from whatever terror he'd started out at. Still nervous, but he seemed just skittish in general rather than specifically because of Zevlor now.
And it's not hard to track his responses. For as shy and retiring as he was, the little elf never really learned to hide his emotions. So Zevlor would be able to see it as he continued speaking, a blank sort of confusion at halflings, and Torm, and a sort of... understanding as he spoke of the tieflings in Elturel. Not that elves were generally considered a threat back home, but there were plenty of harmful stereotypes and other sorts of bigotry pointed their way that he understood entirely the idea of having to 'prove themselves' to those around them. There was a reason most clans stayed clear of proper settlements as they travelled after all.
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Date: 2024-11-29 04:16 am (UTC)And it's not hard to track his responses. For as shy and retiring as he was, the little elf never really learned to hide his emotions. So Zevlor would be able to see it as he continued speaking, a blank sort of confusion at halflings, and Torm, and a sort of... understanding as he spoke of the tieflings in Elturel. Not that elves were generally considered a threat back home, but there were plenty of harmful stereotypes and other sorts of bigotry pointed their way that he understood entirely the idea of having to 'prove themselves' to those around them. There was a reason most clans stayed clear of proper settlements as they travelled after all.