He paused, his expression somewhere between "trying to make sense of what he's hearing" and "thoroughly amused" for the few seconds it lasted. "Humans have a great many words in their language that we did not... like revenge. That one did not come from us. So I suppose humans have a word, for when one side wants to murder all of the other?
"But yes, I... suppose you are correct. It is certainly a clashing of two cultures, when one wants to kill the other for fun, and for territory and resources, and the other wants to not be murdered. ...That, or you have a very interesting way of phrasing things. But tell me, what other third party could there possibly be, when it is only my kin, and the humans, in my world?"
Either something probably wasn't translating quite right, or he was looking at something differently, to claim only the two kinds, when the lady he'd spoken with earlier and then confirmed knowing didn't either look to be a tree or seem to be human; Chell had called her the wine fairy a bit ago....
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Date: 2024-03-21 10:43 am (UTC)"But yes, I... suppose you are correct. It is certainly a clashing of two cultures, when one wants to kill the other for fun, and for territory and resources, and the other wants to not be murdered. ...That, or you have a very interesting way of phrasing things. But tell me, what other third party could there possibly be, when it is only my kin, and the humans, in my world?"
Either something probably wasn't translating quite right, or he was looking at something differently, to claim only the two kinds, when the lady he'd spoken with earlier and then confirmed knowing didn't either look to be a tree or seem to be human; Chell had called her the wine fairy a bit ago....