[In a way, it doesn't surprise him; he remembers the things she'd said before, about fearing groups of humans and their capacity for mindless violence. It makes sense that she would've spoken from experience.
The extent of all this does, a little--mostly because, for all he's seen and experienced, he doesn't often have to deal with conflicts that aren't related to the Order and their mission. He's too well-traveled to be unaware of them, but... up until very recently, he didn't concern himself with anything at all beyond his own goals, and that's only been upgraded by a minuscule amount. Mostly, as he watches this, he looks at the Briarwoods and thinks they're assholes.
His Innocence is a Parasite Type. It's in his teeth. He gets stronger by drinking Akuma blood, but no one in his village knew what was going on, so they just thought he was an evil vampire.
[There's more to it than that but he's too lazy to explain the rest... that's the important bit]
[He'd been thinking more about her getting chased out of town by angry and confused villagers, but he's incapable of clarifying so he'll roll with this.]
...And they needed you--for a ritual? [Damn imagine if these guys are the cult leaders]
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[here, have a return memory]
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The extent of all this does, a little--mostly because, for all he's seen and experienced, he doesn't often have to deal with conflicts that aren't related to the Order and their mission. He's too well-traveled to be unaware of them, but... up until very recently, he didn't concern himself with anything at all beyond his own goals, and that's only been upgraded by a minuscule amount. Mostly, as he watches this, he looks at the Briarwoods and thinks they're assholes.
Mostly to himself, as it ends:]
Hunh. Like Krory.
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[the memory is painful to experience again, but also numbing; it's from a long time ago. the emotions of the girl in them are almost alien to her.]
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[There's more to it than that but he's too lazy to explain the rest... that's the important bit]
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...And they needed you--for a ritual? [Damn imagine if these guys are the cult leaders]