[Ryou freezes, not expecting the spirit to admit he messed up by doing that.]
You- [He clamps his mouth shut, not wanting to upset him again, but it's clear he kind of viewed the spirit as just that: an evil vengeful spirit who had used Ryou as his host. One who was justifiably upset about the destruction of Kul Elna, yes, but still an evil spirit.
That stunned quiet doesn't last long though, and Ryou is startled into explaining just why he couldn't have gone with his friends to help Atem out when he'd so badly wanted to help.]
Why? I...I didn't want to hold everyone up, and I'm sure they would have argued for me if I'd tried to stay...
[Even as he says this, something in the back of Ryou's mind points out that they hadn't tried to stop him from leaving when he did, no one tried to go after him or insist that he stay or argue for him beyond the initial shock of him being read as 'Evil'.]
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You- [He clamps his mouth shut, not wanting to upset him again, but it's clear he kind of viewed the spirit as just that: an evil vengeful spirit who had used Ryou as his host. One who was justifiably upset about the destruction of Kul Elna, yes, but still an evil spirit.
That stunned quiet doesn't last long though, and Ryou is startled into explaining just why he couldn't have gone with his friends to help Atem out when he'd so badly wanted to help.]
Why? I...I didn't want to hold everyone up, and I'm sure they would have argued for me if I'd tried to stay...
[Even as he says this, something in the back of Ryou's mind points out that they hadn't tried to stop him from leaving when he did, no one tried to go after him or insist that he stay or argue for him beyond the initial shock of him being read as 'Evil'.]