He gives a quick little nod when they leave off the bell a little early. Better to quit while they're ahead if they're not confident. Even veterans make mistakes. (Like cracking a lens, for example.)
His hands still.
I am, he wants to say, a total knee-jerk reaction. He's here because he wants to be here. Because Hallownest drew him in. Because he is a Relic Seeker and there are relics here! That's positive enough, isn't it?
It is harder to think that way when his mind is already on the darker parts of his stay in Hallownest. Lemm goes back to polishing and gives a more truthful answer as evenly as he can manage.
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Date: 2022-12-02 03:55 pm (UTC)His hands still.
I am, he wants to say, a total knee-jerk reaction. He's here because he wants to be here. Because Hallownest drew him in. Because he is a Relic Seeker and there are relics here! That's positive enough, isn't it?
It is harder to think that way when his mind is already on the darker parts of his stay in Hallownest. Lemm goes back to polishing and gives a more truthful answer as evenly as he can manage.
"No, I guess not."