[ It surprises even him just how enthralled he is by this conversation, even if he carries it quietly.
The exact way in which demons live is something he'll obliquely talk about with mortals, but he's always cagey with that sort of topic more than anything else. If someone truly wants that information, they have to pay for it, since there's a balance that all demons that venture into the mortal realm respect. The less mortals know about them, the better. But it's complex, steeped in a society that's not too far from Araneans, but far older. The problem with the stories that mortals know is always that some are true and some are not, and only the demons themselves know which is which.
But there's never any question about what sorts of creatures are at he very top. It's always the oldest, and the very ancient have quite a different way about them. It's a very different sort of elegance, and it's exactly what he sees in Ryo. ]
But it is always that caveat—enough. It is a difficult criteria for most to attain should they wish to find the limit of "enough."
[ Since it's the same for him. He calls himself immortal not necessarily because it's completely true, but because it's functionally true. There's very, very little that can kill him, and the farther people get from demons' origins, the more that sort of information is lost. It works out well for them. ]
And clearly, your own is not today. I thought it may be otherwise, but... [ He doesn't finish the thought, since clearly that changes. Though feeling emboldened by his curiosity, he has to ask. ] If I may, why are you masquerading as a human as well?
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The exact way in which demons live is something he'll obliquely talk about with mortals, but he's always cagey with that sort of topic more than anything else. If someone truly wants that information, they have to pay for it, since there's a balance that all demons that venture into the mortal realm respect. The less mortals know about them, the better. But it's complex, steeped in a society that's not too far from Araneans, but far older. The problem with the stories that mortals know is always that some are true and some are not, and only the demons themselves know which is which.
But there's never any question about what sorts of creatures are at he very top. It's always the oldest, and the very ancient have quite a different way about them. It's a very different sort of elegance, and it's exactly what he sees in Ryo. ]
But it is always that caveat—enough. It is a difficult criteria for most to attain should they wish to find the limit of "enough."
[ Since it's the same for him. He calls himself immortal not necessarily because it's completely true, but because it's functionally true. There's very, very little that can kill him, and the farther people get from demons' origins, the more that sort of information is lost. It works out well for them. ]
And clearly, your own is not today. I thought it may be otherwise, but... [ He doesn't finish the thought, since clearly that changes. Though feeling emboldened by his curiosity, he has to ask. ] If I may, why are you masquerading as a human as well?