The time it took for Hakkyuu to process the words that Aurus offered to him lagged behind the initial shock that it was speaking to him in the first place.
That, combined with the sharpness of the sylvari's eyes and the colour of them, did very little to reassure him even if his words were aiming to calm the boy.
Instead, he was frantically trying to place what this speaking creature was. He knew conceptually about other major races, but Hakkyuu had only seen asura and norn in small does, charr aplenty from a distance, and otherwise his main encounters were with other humans and skritt.
All the secondary realisations were starting to settle in, like how he could hear and feel how heavily his heart was pounding since the statue-like creature had started moving and speaking. His eyes flicked away from his dubious company briefly, partly looking for another exit (of course, there was none), some kind of weaponry (he didn't immediately see his boots which had the only, small flick-knife that he owned), or... something. He didn't offer any kind of reply back, but the way his face had twisted and his eyes had widened as soon as Aurus started talking probably said plenty, especially to reflect the panic he was feeling. He just felt no reason nor energy to mask any emotions or reactions on his face.
He then frowned and glanced down at himself, the crease in his brow deepening as it dawned on him how...lacking in clothes he was. But for all the short glances away he had, ultimately his attention came back to Aurus very quickly and steadily and he surely looked like he was ready to spook and bolt at any second.
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That, combined with the sharpness of the sylvari's eyes and the colour of them, did very little to reassure him even if his words were aiming to calm the boy.
Instead, he was frantically trying to place what this speaking creature was. He knew conceptually about other major races, but Hakkyuu had only seen asura and norn in small does, charr aplenty from a distance, and otherwise his main encounters were with other humans and skritt.
All the secondary realisations were starting to settle in, like how he could hear and feel how heavily his heart was pounding since the statue-like creature had started moving and speaking. His eyes flicked away from his dubious company briefly, partly looking for another exit (of course, there was none), some kind of weaponry (he didn't immediately see his boots which had the only, small flick-knife that he owned), or... something. He didn't offer any kind of reply back, but the way his face had twisted and his eyes had widened as soon as Aurus started talking probably said plenty, especially to reflect the panic he was feeling. He just felt no reason nor energy to mask any emotions or reactions on his face.
He then frowned and glanced down at himself, the crease in his brow deepening as it dawned on him how...lacking in clothes he was. But for all the short glances away he had, ultimately his attention came back to Aurus very quickly and steadily and he surely looked like he was ready to spook and bolt at any second.