[He nods. He does know why she’s there, but only the words, not the meaning of them. He owes his freedom to his ability to assist the attack, to being a strong sword, and he knows they’ve taken his word for it, that most of them have not seen him fight.
In that light, it makes sense that he’s here to help, not to lead. He wouldn’t want it otherwise. But she isn’t a fighter at all. She didn’t spend her childhood with a wooden sword in her hand. The people here are not her men. So why is she taking the lead?
Great power. Her ability as one of the Displaced is something she hasn’t wanted to speak of before.
And why is she taking off her glove? She wouldn’t do that unless—]
no subject
In that light, it makes sense that he’s here to help, not to lead. He wouldn’t want it otherwise. But she isn’t a fighter at all. She didn’t spend her childhood with a wooden sword in her hand. The people here are not her men. So why is she taking the lead?
Great power. Her ability as one of the Displaced is something she hasn’t wanted to speak of before.
And why is she taking off her glove? She wouldn’t do that unless—]
Go on.