"She was the last?" That-- seems impossible in Esteban's mind. The last of the Elves? He may have his quarrel with some of them, but for them all to die out? He cannot imagine it.
Perhaps the world would be better without them. Perhaps it would be worse. He can't... imagine it either way.
He shakes his head. This isn't-- he's getting too wrapped up. Kigi was the last of the elves, and she was keeping the Dark Lord at bay... somehow. The Mistrals are a group that maybe doesn't even exist, or maybe doesn't exist yet, he's unsure about that, and Scepters call cards to life. Ish. He thinks. It's... a lot. Pieces of a puzzle that he doesn't all have.
But he can catch them. Bit by bit, he can catch them and place them in order. For Najaran's sake, if nothing else. It brings a grin to his lips, weaker than usual, perhaps, but determined nonetheless.
"Alright, so crazy murd'rous mushrooms that kill with laughter." That's... a whole new one too. Yikes. "No mushrooms. Got it." He can keep that on the list of things he clearly knows at least. And.
"... that was the first test?" He's... nosey. Maybe he should back off, but-- 'Dians. She's so young. And Kigi tossed her into these trials? Yikes. He's not sure he likes her much-- though Najaran seems to have held her in high esteem.
CW: some internalized racism?
"She was the last?" That-- seems impossible in Esteban's mind. The last of the Elves? He may have his quarrel with some of them, but for them all to die out? He cannot imagine it.
Perhaps the world would be better without them. Perhaps it would be worse. He can't... imagine it either way.
He shakes his head. This isn't-- he's getting too wrapped up. Kigi was the last of the elves, and she was keeping the Dark Lord at bay... somehow. The Mistrals are a group that maybe doesn't even exist, or maybe doesn't exist yet, he's unsure about that, and Scepters call cards to life. Ish. He thinks. It's... a lot. Pieces of a puzzle that he doesn't all have.
But he can catch them. Bit by bit, he can catch them and place them in order. For Najaran's sake, if nothing else. It brings a grin to his lips, weaker than usual, perhaps, but determined nonetheless.
"Alright, so crazy murd'rous mushrooms that kill with laughter." That's... a whole new one too. Yikes. "No mushrooms. Got it." He can keep that on the list of things he clearly knows at least. And.
"... that was the first test?" He's... nosey. Maybe he should back off, but-- 'Dians. She's so young. And Kigi tossed her into these trials? Yikes. He's not sure he likes her much-- though Najaran seems to have held her in high esteem.