[ Just as he's starting to think that this comment really did bother her to that extent, Lux begins to speak. In just a few sentences, he's learned something new and startling about her: that her brother is one of those executioners she mentioned before. The ones that pass judgment on her own kind.
Life has been incredibly unfair to Lux.
Even as she looks away, Akira keeps his gaze trained on her. He wonders what he would feel if they were already Bonded. There's an edge of emotion, barely there and heavily veiled in a way that only someone used to restraining it can manage. If it's anger, Akira can understand the source. Just listening like this, he feels a spark of it for both Lux and the victim. ]
... What's the point of the whole system if they make quick decisions on their own like that? It's bullshit.
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Life has been incredibly unfair to Lux.
Even as she looks away, Akira keeps his gaze trained on her. He wonders what he would feel if they were already Bonded. There's an edge of emotion, barely there and heavily veiled in a way that only someone used to restraining it can manage. If it's anger, Akira can understand the source. Just listening like this, he feels a spark of it for both Lux and the victim. ]
... What's the point of the whole system if they make quick decisions on their own like that? It's bullshit.