[It's astonishing, how fast this creature can move; he covers more ground than even a pegasus or wyvern could, it seems. What impossible strength, what speed, what murderous skill — how did the Empire ever manage to keep such a beast in captivity for so long, he wonders?
And he has time to wonder, with the trip to Garreg Mach being as distant as it is. Time enough to recall the unfolding of the events in the glade, in light of what Adrian had told him after. They'd had him in chains, and he'd chosen not to betray Dimitri's trap to them — but he hadn't started killing himself until the first man had died. On its face, that could simply have been a tactical decision, but in light of the blood...
They must have starved him of it, to keep him weak. Tasting it again is what has given him his strength and abilities back.
Dimitri wrinkles his nose, put off by the ugly recognition. Rumors of blood experiments have floated around the Kingdom for years upon years — Ashe would sometimes recollect some rather fantastical ones centered around Yharnam, if one plied him properly back in the old days — but to have real proof of it before him is something else entirely.]
Seeing you this way, I almost find it hard to believe you need my assistance in toppling the Empire. What aid can I possibly lend, next to powers the likes of yours?
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[It's astonishing, how fast this creature can move; he covers more ground than even a pegasus or wyvern could, it seems. What impossible strength, what speed, what murderous skill — how did the Empire ever manage to keep such a beast in captivity for so long, he wonders?
And he has time to wonder, with the trip to Garreg Mach being as distant as it is. Time enough to recall the unfolding of the events in the glade, in light of what Adrian had told him after. They'd had him in chains, and he'd chosen not to betray Dimitri's trap to them — but he hadn't started killing himself until the first man had died. On its face, that could simply have been a tactical decision, but in light of the blood...
They must have starved him of it, to keep him weak. Tasting it again is what has given him his strength and abilities back.
Dimitri wrinkles his nose, put off by the ugly recognition. Rumors of blood experiments have floated around the Kingdom for years upon years — Ashe would sometimes recollect some rather fantastical ones centered around Yharnam, if one plied him properly back in the old days — but to have real proof of it before him is something else entirely.]
Seeing you this way, I almost find it hard to believe you need my assistance in toppling the Empire. What aid can I possibly lend, next to powers the likes of yours?