[ The strategy isn't lost on him, though he doesn't amplify his own presence to add to it any more than he does the opposite. Their quarry will come to themβis coming to themβand the most effective thing he can do in the moment is simply wait and preserve his advantages as they continue.
What the man describes is all a little bit off from the understanding he was given when he answered the Grail, and what he'd been able to conclude listening to the words his former Master had spoken without regard for being overheard by a mere construct bound by the will of magecraft. Still the pieces are near enough that they fit cohesively into an impression that gives Diarmuid as much reason to be wary as it settles into him with a sense of purpose.
He cannot help his nature as a Heroic Spirit, but he can burn regret for crossing him into anyone else who might seek to misuse it.
Perhaps that's why the initial suggestion sticks with him, though he let it pass by without comment at the time. He doesn't dismiss that Sephiroth could be withholding some further information that would cast it in a different light, and still...
His pride cannot allow for the possibility that the man could think it necessary to take on a greater risk or sacrifice for his sake. Eventually, it compels him to speak up again despite his distaste for the grim acknowledgement. ]
...This body was already tarnished before it was summoned. Unless you have some other reason to seek this corruption, I won't have you shouldering its burden on my behalf.
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What the man describes is all a little bit off from the understanding he was given when he answered the Grail, and what he'd been able to conclude listening to the words his former Master had spoken without regard for being overheard by a mere construct bound by the will of magecraft. Still the pieces are near enough that they fit cohesively into an impression that gives Diarmuid as much reason to be wary as it settles into him with a sense of purpose.
He cannot help his nature as a Heroic Spirit, but he can burn regret for crossing him into anyone else who might seek to misuse it.
Perhaps that's why the initial suggestion sticks with him, though he let it pass by without comment at the time. He doesn't dismiss that Sephiroth could be withholding some further information that would cast it in a different light, and still...
His pride cannot allow for the possibility that the man could think it necessary to take on a greater risk or sacrifice for his sake. Eventually, it compels him to speak up again despite his distaste for the grim acknowledgement. ]
...This body was already tarnished before it was summoned. Unless you have some other reason to seek this corruption, I won't have you shouldering its burden on my behalf.