[it's really the best response stahn could have possibly gotten from leon in this situation. he's already more than aware that there's no way to make leon leave.
he knows that leon wouldn't leave, because for all that he claims he hates people like stahn, leon is always there to help him. where it was in the straylize temple in kalviola, any of the many instances of him almost falling to monsters, the cave beneath the oberon factory or out in the dark parts of the city... leon always has his back. and stahn knows that if things get too dicey, leon will make sure he doesn't fall.
for him, that's enough. he wouldn't try to make leon leave, but knowing that he has someone at his back at a time like this is fine. he's grateful too, that leon doesn't insist on making him step back.]
Right. [the thanks will come later, but for now—]
You. [his tone darkens as he shifts his focus back to the face-stealer, and there's very little hesitation in the way he immediately chains a dragon swarm into a hell pyre. his fire attacks aren't as useful, given that he's picked up on stahn's resistances even without the ability to wield dymlos, but it's a start.]
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he knows that leon wouldn't leave, because for all that he claims he hates people like stahn, leon is always there to help him. where it was in the straylize temple in kalviola, any of the many instances of him almost falling to monsters, the cave beneath the oberon factory or out in the dark parts of the city... leon always has his back. and stahn knows that if things get too dicey, leon will make sure he doesn't fall.
for him, that's enough. he wouldn't try to make leon leave, but knowing that he has someone at his back at a time like this is fine. he's grateful too, that leon doesn't insist on making him step back.]
Right. [the thanks will come later, but for now—]
You. [his tone darkens as he shifts his focus back to the face-stealer, and there's very little hesitation in the way he immediately chains a dragon swarm into a hell pyre. his fire attacks aren't as useful, given that he's picked up on stahn's resistances even without the ability to wield dymlos, but it's a start.]