[Typical of Ryunosuke, he's quick to forget his own disappointment the very moment he senses even the slightest hint of distress from someone he's determined to care about. Eyes that were glazed with pain now flick up to the masked man's obscured face, sharpening at once to a crystal clear focus.]
Wait, but that's-- That's awful. Forbidden from speaking... Whatever for?! And by whom? Not Lord van Zieks, surely--!
[He cuts off, because even voicing that name in doubt feels wrong. Van Zieks may be aloof, cold, even, but. In his heart, Ryunosuke can't imagine him demanding such a thing.
No... There really can only be one culprit, actually, if he thinks about it. Yet another leap that is not all difficult to make, given the masked man's whole motivation for dragging him into this alley in the first place.]
...Lord Stronghart. That's why you were so concerned that I might have spoken to him, isn't it?
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Wait, but that's-- That's awful. Forbidden from speaking... Whatever for?! And by whom? Not Lord van Zieks, surely--!
[He cuts off, because even voicing that name in doubt feels wrong. Van Zieks may be aloof, cold, even, but. In his heart, Ryunosuke can't imagine him demanding such a thing.
No... There really can only be one culprit, actually, if he thinks about it. Yet another leap that is not all difficult to make, given the masked man's whole motivation for dragging him into this alley in the first place.]
...Lord Stronghart. That's why you were so concerned that I might have spoken to him, isn't it?