[He's a magical villain, Scott. Drama comes with the territory.]
Hallucinations are far more likely than any of this being genuine.
[And yet here he is, arguing with what may very well be just that. But somehow he doesn't sound like he's in distress when he says it, as unhappy as he is; it's like it's a possibility he's had to take into account before.
His eyes return to Scott at the mention of their apparent purpose here. A hint of that desperate strain from before becomes clear in his expression again—the same as when Altius was speaking of that injured him.]
There'd clearly be no point. [He turns away.] What I've been accused of is unforgivable...
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Hallucinations are far more likely than any of this being genuine.
[And yet here he is, arguing with what may very well be just that. But somehow he doesn't sound like he's in distress when he says it, as unhappy as he is; it's like it's a possibility he's had to take into account before.
His eyes return to Scott at the mention of their apparent purpose here. A hint of that desperate strain from before becomes clear in his expression again—the same as when Altius was speaking of that injured him.]
There'd clearly be no point. [He turns away.] What I've been accused of is unforgivable...