[ a huff of breath, at that, ] Yes, I have no doubts. Perhaps in another world, I would have stayed in Zaun and worked for him. Not in this one.
[ and whether zaun is the better or the worse for it... well. he can't say. and in any case, he forgets about that when octavian keeps speaking; once again, the compliment makes him feel wrong-footed, and he blinks, opens his mouth, then closes it with a snap.
finally, with a wry twist of his lips, ]
You may be the only one who thinks so. [ jayce doesn't count; jayce is an outlier with a weird taste in friends.
and maybe, if he was smoother, he might say something like then i am glad you found me — but instead, he aims a small but sincere smile at octavian and says, ] But thank you. I could say the same about you.
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[ and whether zaun is the better or the worse for it... well. he can't say. and in any case, he forgets about that when octavian keeps speaking; once again, the compliment makes him feel wrong-footed, and he blinks, opens his mouth, then closes it with a snap.
finally, with a wry twist of his lips, ]
You may be the only one who thinks so. [ jayce doesn't count; jayce is an outlier with a weird taste in friends.
and maybe, if he was smoother, he might say something like then i am glad you found me — but instead, he aims a small but sincere smile at octavian and says, ] But thank you. I could say the same about you.