[ Oh, they see that flash of expression alright. It's... nice. A strange sort of nice, because that is still visible anger and that's never a good thing from Will, but- reassuring, in a way that they didn't realise that the empty sweetness of Wonderland hadn't been until it happened.

But there's no words, only a sigh, because they hear that unspoken question you temporarily-feathery bastard. ]

He was polite enough to not say it to my face.

[ That's- not a no, regardless of how much they wish it was. They know how they look and sound from a distance, after all. It's still too fresh for Battler to avoid the reflex entirely. ]

But he's getting better, so no. [ A light bap. ] You can't maim him for trying.

[ A beat, and- ] Or at all. What did he even do, anyway.

[ Lion did you. Did you sleep through the past six games or- ]