[ His Holy Grail War wasn't real?? Things she definitely needs to ask him about... later.
For now, a surge of — relief? pride? — swells in her when Flat brings up her mentor. She agrees with his opinion, but anyone from that classroom would. She's struck suddenly with the realization that for the first time since she parted from him, her mentor no longer lives in her memory alone. It's a fact of no consequence, its value purely sentimental, but the lightness in her chest feels like a world of difference. ]
I think so too.
[ Elaborating more would just be preaching to the choir. Once, Gray had entertained what it would be like to make a world where her mentor could be as powerful a mage as he wanted to be, but concluded perhaps a bit harshly that he wouldn't be himself. His struggles were what made him brilliant. ]
Then... does that mean you're considering Meridian?
[ A simple question, but one she'd been a little afraid to ask. ]
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For now, a surge of — relief? pride? — swells in her when Flat brings up her mentor. She agrees with his opinion, but anyone from that classroom would. She's struck suddenly with the realization that for the first time since she parted from him, her mentor no longer lives in her memory alone. It's a fact of no consequence, its value purely sentimental, but the lightness in her chest feels like a world of difference. ]
I think so too.
[ Elaborating more would just be preaching to the choir. Once, Gray had entertained what it would be like to make a world where her mentor could be as powerful a mage as he wanted to be, but concluded perhaps a bit harshly that he wouldn't be himself. His struggles were what made him brilliant. ]
Then... does that mean you're considering Meridian?
[ A simple question, but one she'd been a little afraid to ask. ]