Of course he is. Who wouldn't be, when told something like that? All the gossip and stories courtly nobles filled their time with about him is one thing, that could happen to any human settlement's chosen black sheep. It didn't matter. But to hear you're a 'figure in history'? He also can't help but notice the use of 'well-known', not 'infamous' or 'feared' or anything else he would expect to hear about himself even long after he was gone. What are the stories that stuck around...?
His expression remains unchanged; dutiful, focused on the task at hand, but if William's paying close enough attention he may notice Seimei's eyes on his work are a little more...deliberate, than before. ]
Not for being an unreliable charlatan, I should hope.
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Of course he is. Who wouldn't be, when told something like that? All the gossip and stories courtly nobles filled their time with about him is one thing, that could happen to any human settlement's chosen black sheep. It didn't matter. But to hear you're a 'figure in history'? He also can't help but notice the use of 'well-known', not 'infamous' or 'feared' or anything else he would expect to hear about himself even long after he was gone. What are the stories that stuck around...?
His expression remains unchanged; dutiful, focused on the task at hand, but if William's paying close enough attention he may notice Seimei's eyes on his work are a little more...deliberate, than before. ]
Not for being an unreliable charlatan, I should hope.