It was the very fact that he knew so much about me that we pressed him on how, and he had to reveal the nature of previous timelines.
And to be honest, we were well past the point of Zenn being suspicious when he had already attacked me in an alleyway earlier in an attempt to scare me off and keep me from learning the truth.
[said dryly. doxxes zenn because frankly his memory already doxxed zenn's immortality so that was half the cat out of the bag.
but more seriously—his tone softens.]
... And I do not like doubting people. [he can admit that, even if it makes him naive.] I don't think I give my trust easily, but even if someone's claims are outrageous, does that itself necessarily mean they're more likely to be lying? I've had plenty of people in the palace try to deceive me with the mundane. [a light shake of his head.] These two had given me no reason to doubt them otherwise, especially given the... circumstances we found them in.
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And to be honest, we were well past the point of Zenn being suspicious when he had already attacked me in an alleyway earlier in an attempt to scare me off and keep me from learning the truth.
[said dryly. doxxes zenn because frankly his memory already doxxed zenn's immortality so that was half the cat out of the bag.
but more seriously—his tone softens.]
... And I do not like doubting people. [he can admit that, even if it makes him naive.] I don't think I give my trust easily, but even if someone's claims are outrageous, does that itself necessarily mean they're more likely to be lying? I've had plenty of people in the palace try to deceive me with the mundane. [a light shake of his head.] These two had given me no reason to doubt them otherwise, especially given the... circumstances we found them in.