He spares a moment to consider the possibility of shapeshifting and trying a high school or college himself, some day. Not for a whole term, probably. Just a taste. It could be fun.
The discussion at hand is more important, though. He lets out a little sigh when he wraps up, and stays quiet for her response.
"I do not reject compassion entirely," he says, to clarify. "It's just difficult. And compassion without understanding often rings hollow. Perhaps it should not. We do not have to know how it feels to fly to feel grief for a bird with a broken wing. But past experience can make a person...overly defensive."
He listens to her story about befriending a spirit, and does not have to guess who she means. "Reynard." He says, with no question in his voice. Context tells him quite a bit, and he hasn't forgotten her reaction to the name back during Yule.
"I could tell you what he told me of humans in general, over the Winter, but I do not know what goes on in his head. I like him, and I distrust him. It would do all three of us a disservice for me to try and guess what happened there. But while our natures overlap, and we have some opinions in common, I assure you I am very much not Reynard."
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Date: 2019-05-21 11:33 am (UTC)The discussion at hand is more important, though. He lets out a little sigh when he wraps up, and stays quiet for her response.
"I do not reject compassion entirely," he says, to clarify. "It's just difficult. And compassion without understanding often rings hollow. Perhaps it should not. We do not have to know how it feels to fly to feel grief for a bird with a broken wing. But past experience can make a person...overly defensive."
He listens to her story about befriending a spirit, and does not have to guess who she means. "Reynard." He says, with no question in his voice. Context tells him quite a bit, and he hasn't forgotten her reaction to the name back during Yule.
"I could tell you what he told me of humans in general, over the Winter, but I do not know what goes on in his head. I like him, and I distrust him. It would do all three of us a disservice for me to try and guess what happened there. But while our natures overlap, and we have some opinions in common, I assure you I am very much not Reynard."