Charles makes a small humming noise in acknowledgement, frowning but not saying much else. Dangerous illusions? Sounds about right. Real or not, there were forces they'd need to fight at some point and he's more than resigned himself to that fact. There's always a fight.
You never stop fighting, not really.
At least now, he has people to fight for. Which makes answering Kieran's question a little less simple. "Mm. People I've met along the way, but no one from home. If that's what you're asking. You're the first person I've seen from...back then."
There, his voice grows a degree more tentative. The strangeness of the timelines has been explained to him more than once, even if he can't quite wrap his head around it. But he knows he's from after whenever Kieran got here from.
He knows what happens. Even if it's not his place to tell him, and he has no plans to ever do so. Some things, a man is better off not knowing.
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Charles makes a small humming noise in acknowledgement, frowning but not saying much else. Dangerous illusions? Sounds about right. Real or not, there were forces they'd need to fight at some point and he's more than resigned himself to that fact. There's always a fight.
You never stop fighting, not really.
At least now, he has people to fight for. Which makes answering Kieran's question a little less simple. "Mm. People I've met along the way, but no one from home. If that's what you're asking. You're the first person I've seen from...back then."
There, his voice grows a degree more tentative. The strangeness of the timelines has been explained to him more than once, even if he can't quite wrap his head around it. But he knows he's from after whenever Kieran got here from.
He knows what happens. Even if it's not his place to tell him, and he has no plans to ever do so. Some things, a man is better off not knowing.