[He frowns, hesitating. The fact that he's here, saying this much, would make his brother highly unhappy; if he were to say even more, Jake would honestly be pushing his luck. There's only so much goodwill he can squeeze out of being a blood relative, only so much he can rely on the bond of family to usher in forgiveness should he ever find out. (A bond that he even wonders means anything at all these days.)
But it seems like he's going to have to make his point clearer, and this gives him enough resolution to explain -- though Oren may notice the notable hesitation.]
He takes the souls of others. He collects them. And if you think his interest wasn't piqued, finding this magical little cafe, then you'd be dead wrong.
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[He frowns, hesitating. The fact that he's here, saying this much, would make his brother highly unhappy; if he were to say even more, Jake would honestly be pushing his luck. There's only so much goodwill he can squeeze out of being a blood relative, only so much he can rely on the bond of family to usher in forgiveness should he ever find out. (A bond that he even wonders means anything at all these days.)
But it seems like he's going to have to make his point clearer, and this gives him enough resolution to explain -- though Oren may notice the notable hesitation.]
He takes the souls of others. He collects them. And if you think his interest wasn't piqued, finding this magical little cafe, then you'd be dead wrong.