[Honestly, Emil is trying not to dwell on it. He's had a lot more close encounters with troll nests and troll goop and generally anything gross that trolls can produce, and he'd rather not think too long about any of that stuff. It's disgusting, and he gets the chills just remembering it.
Besides, he's suddenly more interested in what Reynir has to say than he ever has been before.
When Reynir says it, it's not some grudging admission or a dismissive 'yeah sure.' Reynir says it like it's obvious that he thinks Emil is a badass, and that leaves Emil blinking again. Usually, people don't even really notice when he does something like this. Sigrun congratulates him on a good kill sometimes, but she's still better at it than he is and much older and more experienced to boot, and it's sort of condescending because of that. Lalli never seems to notice at all, and who knows what Mikkel thinks on a regular basis anyway? So it's a little strange to have someone say it's obvious that he's a badass.]
Oh. Well, thank you then. And yes, that looks like a good direction. Wait a moment.
[Pulling out his little lighter, he flicks it for light, and moves in front of Reynir. They might both be susceptible to the Cwyld, unlike at home, but Emil still has much more fighting experience than Reynir does.]
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Besides, he's suddenly more interested in what Reynir has to say than he ever has been before.
When Reynir says it, it's not some grudging admission or a dismissive 'yeah sure.' Reynir says it like it's obvious that he thinks Emil is a badass, and that leaves Emil blinking again. Usually, people don't even really notice when he does something like this. Sigrun congratulates him on a good kill sometimes, but she's still better at it than he is and much older and more experienced to boot, and it's sort of condescending because of that. Lalli never seems to notice at all, and who knows what Mikkel thinks on a regular basis anyway? So it's a little strange to have someone say it's obvious that he's a badass.]
Oh. Well, thank you then. And yes, that looks like a good direction. Wait a moment.
[Pulling out his little lighter, he flicks it for light, and moves in front of Reynir. They might both be susceptible to the Cwyld, unlike at home, but Emil still has much more fighting experience than Reynir does.]
Just stay behind me, alright?