The only time he'd ever truly been able to show this kind of empathy had been with Drizzt. The relationship they'd shared, as innocent as it was, had to be kept a secret. The strength they'd found in each other meant they had also become each other's greatest weakness, something Malice had managed to weaponize.
It may be an uncommon gesture for him, but it's perhaps the only thing he can offer this man whose life he'd unintentionally turned upside down.
The concern in Caeser's expression and voice is only something he'd ever seen with this much sincerity in his own son, and the thought makes his heart ache. So to reiterate the point, he repeats the motion, pointing at himself, the corpse, than the scorched wall where the portal had been. He could very well die, but it's a risk he needs to take.
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It may be an uncommon gesture for him, but it's perhaps the only thing he can offer this man whose life he'd unintentionally turned upside down.
The concern in Caeser's expression and voice is only something he'd ever seen with this much sincerity in his own son, and the thought makes his heart ache. So to reiterate the point, he repeats the motion, pointing at himself, the corpse, than the scorched wall where the portal had been. He could very well die, but it's a risk he needs to take.
"It is how it must be."