And he does, honestly. It makes sense, when combined with how Onni can tell that there's something different about this spirit from the others back home, from the other supernatural entities he's run into here. A spirit, yes, but that fragile shell of humanity isn't breaking as easily as he might have thought it would.
It also fits with this spirit's name and the feeling of him, when he says that he can help more here, and that he can help Onni with missing the spirits of his world. That he can help with how it hurts him to be without. It's really only then that Onni recognizes that that is true, that it does hurt to be disconnected from his gods, so far from home, to be away from the forest that he belongs to. It doesn't hurt as much as the loss of his sister, though, the way it feels is a drop in a bucket compared to the yawning abyss of grief at that, and so he'd barely noticed.
"You're right. I do miss them. You have no obligation to help me, or help the others here, but I would be honored if you would be willing to try to work with me. Maybe, then, if someone is hurt, we can help even more."
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And he does, honestly. It makes sense, when combined with how Onni can tell that there's something different about this spirit from the others back home, from the other supernatural entities he's run into here. A spirit, yes, but that fragile shell of humanity isn't breaking as easily as he might have thought it would.
It also fits with this spirit's name and the feeling of him, when he says that he can help more here, and that he can help Onni with missing the spirits of his world. That he can help with how it hurts him to be without. It's really only then that Onni recognizes that that is true, that it does hurt to be disconnected from his gods, so far from home, to be away from the forest that he belongs to. It doesn't hurt as much as the loss of his sister, though, the way it feels is a drop in a bucket compared to the yawning abyss of grief at that, and so he'd barely noticed.
"You're right. I do miss them. You have no obligation to help me, or help the others here, but I would be honored if you would be willing to try to work with me. Maybe, then, if someone is hurt, we can help even more."