He has -- mixed feelings about Anduin's displays of emotion. On the one hand, being able to inspire such strong emotion in the priest is interesting. He's normally so collected, so diplomatic, but here he seems to have lost all sense of reason. He wonders what it would feel like to push him further, if he even could. Would Anduin strike him again? How much of that had been N'Zoth's influence, and how much Anduin himself?
On the other, being the target of his frustration feels unpleasant. That is the opposite of what Wrathion wanted.
Will explaining even help? It feels as if explaining might upset Anduin further.
The frustration of not knowing the right path has Wrathion wanting to flee.
That's his usual method, after all. When he doesn't know how to handle something he retreats, to give himself time to analyse the situation and develop a plan. Having a plan for what should be a simple conversation may seem excessive, but the weight of consequence is heavy here. When Anduin is involved, the conversation does not feel simple.
His chest hurts.
Is he punishing himself?
He hadn't -- thought of it that way. Not exactly. Working toward atonement is not the same thing as punishing yourself, is it?
Anduin had asked if it was really so difficult to be close to him. The answer is yes, quite clearly yes.
It hurts the way nothing else hurts.
"I don't like to give assurances I cannot keep," he says finally. His body language has gone tense again, as if he's bracing himself against the response to this.
no subject
He has -- mixed feelings about Anduin's displays of emotion. On the one hand, being able to inspire such strong emotion in the priest is interesting. He's normally so collected, so diplomatic, but here he seems to have lost all sense of reason. He wonders what it would feel like to push him further, if he even could. Would Anduin strike him again? How much of that had been N'Zoth's influence, and how much Anduin himself?
On the other, being the target of his frustration feels unpleasant. That is the opposite of what Wrathion wanted.
Will explaining even help? It feels as if explaining might upset Anduin further.
The frustration of not knowing the right path has Wrathion wanting to flee.
That's his usual method, after all. When he doesn't know how to handle something he retreats, to give himself time to analyse the situation and develop a plan. Having a plan for what should be a simple conversation may seem excessive, but the weight of consequence is heavy here. When Anduin is involved, the conversation does not feel simple.
His chest hurts.
Is he punishing himself?
He hadn't -- thought of it that way. Not exactly. Working toward atonement is not the same thing as punishing yourself, is it?
Anduin had asked if it was really so difficult to be close to him. The answer is yes, quite clearly yes.
It hurts the way nothing else hurts.
"I don't like to give assurances I cannot keep," he says finally. His body language has gone tense again, as if he's bracing himself against the response to this.