[Diluc is eternally a volcano ready to go off, rest assured. He can't help that this conversation is terribly sobering, but that flame within him will never be extinguished. Regardless, this is hardly Amber's fault even if her timing in delivering this news leaves much to be desired.
Shaking his head, Diluc's eyes remain downcast.]
I'd be no better than the likes of the knights if I insisted that your grandfather simply ran away. I apologize for suggesting as much.
[Diluc is well aware that his dislike of the knights paints his judgment, but at the same time, he isn't a monolith. He's willing to listen and he hears what Amber is saying, but will it take time for his mind to change? Naturally. Even so, his willingness should speak for itself— Amber is well aware of what a stubborn man he is. This is incremental progress, but it's progress nonetheless.]
It's the knights who are at fault for not realizing you were there. You've nothing to apologize for. To be honest, I had no idea how much in common we share... even if our ideals to have their differences.
[He's never considered Amber to be like the other knights, but it comes as something of a relief to know they both see the organization for what it is: one full of cowards and rife with corruption. Just as he grudgingly accepts Kaeya's intention to remain with the knights for his own purposes, he can extend that much to Amber too.]
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Shaking his head, Diluc's eyes remain downcast.]
I'd be no better than the likes of the knights if I insisted that your grandfather simply ran away. I apologize for suggesting as much.
[Diluc is well aware that his dislike of the knights paints his judgment, but at the same time, he isn't a monolith. He's willing to listen and he hears what Amber is saying, but will it take time for his mind to change? Naturally. Even so, his willingness should speak for itself— Amber is well aware of what a stubborn man he is. This is incremental progress, but it's progress nonetheless.]
It's the knights who are at fault for not realizing you were there. You've nothing to apologize for. To be honest, I had no idea how much in common we share... even if our ideals to have their differences.
[He's never considered Amber to be like the other knights, but it comes as something of a relief to know they both see the organization for what it is: one full of cowards and rife with corruption. Just as he grudgingly accepts Kaeya's intention to remain with the knights for his own purposes, he can extend that much to Amber too.]