Kadaj was still staring at the door Hojo had left through, his grip tight on Souba's hilt and his breath still too fast.
He took a deep breath and swallowed when Nel said his name, and looked at her. Then he looked at the blond ryoka who had spoken to him, and nodded.
Yeah, he had a point. Kadaj would have to watch his every step if he wanted to prevent this guy getting 'samples' from him. "Mother told me I'd fallen into the lifestream," he murmured, audibly, but quietly. "She lied."
It turned how he thought of his childhood on its head. He'd thought his mother had abandoned him but-- had she run away and left him behind to draw that guy away, and stop him getting to Kadaj again? All the times she'd cried and wouldn't tell him what it was over, could it have been his...
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Date: 2016-01-07 11:14 pm (UTC)He took a deep breath and swallowed when Nel said his name, and looked at her. Then he looked at the blond ryoka who had spoken to him, and nodded.
Yeah, he had a point. Kadaj would have to watch his every step if he wanted to prevent this guy getting 'samples' from him. "Mother told me I'd fallen into the lifestream," he murmured, audibly, but quietly. "She lied."
It turned how he thought of his childhood on its head. He'd thought his mother had abandoned him but-- had she run away and left him behind to draw that guy away, and stop him getting to Kadaj again? All the times she'd cried and wouldn't tell him what it was over, could it have been his...
Brother?
He had a brother. That was huge enough.