[He'd been about to reach for the same book he'd been reading the previous evening when she poses her question. Ren glances up to meet her eyes, half-way between a frown as he tries to decide whether or not he wants to share the store.]
If you are hoping for an exciting war story, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.
[Maybe that would be enough to chase her off from asking more questions. The wound was hardly anything to write home about and in fact was better off not discussed. Nobody ever really had the courage to ask after it before; with Ren's temper so well known and the wound such a clear sign of someone who had gotten an advantage, the answer was often deemed not worth it.
The King, however, loved to tell the story for him. It was one of his greatest victories, and one of Ren's greatest personal failures.]
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If you are hoping for an exciting war story, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.
[Maybe that would be enough to chase her off from asking more questions. The wound was hardly anything to write home about and in fact was better off not discussed. Nobody ever really had the courage to ask after it before; with Ren's temper so well known and the wound such a clear sign of someone who had gotten an advantage, the answer was often deemed not worth it.
The King, however, loved to tell the story for him. It was one of his greatest victories, and one of Ren's greatest personal failures.]