[ The question strikes through Dokja in an instant, leaves him wide-eyed before he hastily recovers. That... He hadn't been expecting that. ]
I don't know, [ he admits, uncharacteristically honest. ] I guess we'll find out in the coming days.
[ He offers a smile, but it's weak and he knows it. It's why he turns his face away, pretends his attention is caught by something on their trek through the ruins. ]
Ah, we're starting to get too close to the forest.
[ Very smooth, very not at all a clumsy attempt to change the subject. ]
GRUESOME??
I don't know, [ he admits, uncharacteristically honest. ] I guess we'll find out in the coming days.
[ He offers a smile, but it's weak and he knows it. It's why he turns his face away, pretends his attention is caught by something on their trek through the ruins. ]
Ah, we're starting to get too close to the forest.
[ Very smooth, very not at all a clumsy attempt to change the subject. ]