[It's a look he doesn't seem all that surprised by, honestly. Even setting aside the strangeness of a Heroic Spirit and all that might mean for one's existence, loss will take a soul and make it ancient. Vengeance will do much the same. It's something he can deeply understand.
It's hard to let go of the dead, after all.]
Were you able to succeed?
[And what a question that is, to lead with. He doesn't need to know the circumstances that led to Mandricardo seeking vengeance, and he doesn't need to know whether or not it was justified. He doesn't need the "other side" of a story in a situation like this.
What matters above all else is being able to set the restless souls of the dead at ease, when their killers would otherwise live so freely.]
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It's hard to let go of the dead, after all.]
Were you able to succeed?
[And what a question that is, to lead with. He doesn't need to know the circumstances that led to Mandricardo seeking vengeance, and he doesn't need to know whether or not it was justified. He doesn't need the "other side" of a story in a situation like this.
What matters above all else is being able to set the restless souls of the dead at ease, when their killers would otherwise live so freely.]