[It's a lovely word, and it implies a few things that Joshua is more than fine with. For one, a certain...assumption that joining forces against Ultima's machinations was no mere temporary alliance of convenience, but only the beginning of something much warmer and more reliable. Closer.
Joshua, too, laments that their partnership was delayed as long as it was, but it is his own choices that he finds lacking. He could have acted sooner, pushed himself harder, stepped out of the shadows with more alacrity.
But they are here now, and Joshua is thankful for that, whether Dion thinks gratitude is necessary or not.]
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[It's a lovely word, and it implies a few things that Joshua is more than fine with. For one, a certain...assumption that joining forces against Ultima's machinations was no mere temporary alliance of convenience, but only the beginning of something much warmer and more reliable. Closer.
Joshua, too, laments that their partnership was delayed as long as it was, but it is his own choices that he finds lacking. He could have acted sooner, pushed himself harder, stepped out of the shadows with more alacrity.
But they are here now, and Joshua is thankful for that, whether Dion thinks gratitude is necessary or not.]