At that, Wrath shifts a little, turning his head enough to look upwards through his curtain of (very unfortunate) ratty, unkempt hair.
"You knew the first time?"
His voice is not accusing-- just... surprised. Although he'd been fairly certain (even if he still felt compelled to make sure) that they knew... it hadn't at all occurred to him that they had known back then. The way timelines bend into each other in this world was well past the scope of what he was capable of comprehending, and truthfully it's barely any more parseable now.
But this does cast a new light on... a lot of things.
"... I..."
He goes quiet again, just... letting it sink in for a minute. A couple minutes. He's not withdrawing from the hug or... starting to shake violently or anything, so he's okay, probably, but his mind is doing its very harried best to put pieces together.
And then...
"I thought you were just mad because you were traitors and I wasn't," he confesses finally, and the half-choked snuffle that follows it is, shockingly, a laugh. Which turns into quiet but slightly-hysterical giggles. "I thou' ... I thought you were jealous that M-master was gonna like me better."
THIS IS... A LITTLE FUNNY.
ENVY YOU MUST AGREE THAT THIS IS, AT LEAST CONCEPTUALLY, A TINY BIT FUNNY.
... Oh, he's crying a little bit too. That's okay.
He's okay.
"Thahat... makes so much sense..."
He is relieved, and it's funny, and his chest hurts, and he's very, very tired.
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"You knew the first time?"
His voice is not accusing-- just... surprised. Although he'd been fairly certain (even if he still felt compelled to make sure) that they knew... it hadn't at all occurred to him that they had known back then. The way timelines bend into each other in this world was well past the scope of what he was capable of comprehending, and truthfully it's barely any more parseable now.
But this does cast a new light on... a lot of things.
"... I..."
He goes quiet again, just... letting it sink in for a minute. A couple minutes. He's not withdrawing from the hug or... starting to shake violently or anything, so he's okay, probably, but his mind is doing its very harried best to put pieces together.
And then...
"I thought you were just mad because you were traitors and I wasn't," he confesses finally, and the half-choked snuffle that follows it is, shockingly, a laugh. Which turns into quiet but slightly-hysterical giggles. "I thou' ... I thought you were jealous that M-master was gonna like me better."
THIS IS... A LITTLE FUNNY.
ENVY YOU MUST AGREE THAT THIS IS, AT LEAST CONCEPTUALLY, A TINY BIT FUNNY.
... Oh, he's crying a little bit too. That's okay.
He's okay.
"Thahat... makes so much sense..."
He is relieved, and it's funny, and his chest hurts, and he's very, very tired.