[ Yeah, he sees that. Khalid motions for Joshua to hold the turtle still. He'll start to just cut away at the tangles in the net. Some of it is really tight so he hopes that the turtle won't get upset or uncomfortable.

Claude chuckles, nodding. It's not like he has been hiding these things on purpose. More like, fancy titles are pretty meaningless in a world that's not their own. ]

I traded up just shortly before arriving here.

[ His eyes flicker up towards Joshua as he speaks. Just from the change of expression, he can tell the topic is a sensitive one. There is clearly a story there. It's not like his own, but rather something that could have been, had the outcome of the war been different.

He hums, realizing that it's a heavy topic. How to make it... Not as heavy... ]

You know, Joshua... It seems like you and I have a lot of similarities. Yet somehow you've turned out to be a lot kinder than me.