"Do dwarves not have much use for religion where you come from?"
"Mm, not like the elves and humans do, I guess. We've got a thing for the Stone, and the Ancestors, but--"
He doesn't trail off exactly; more like he just quiets himself and gives Devin an askance glance, as though trying to suss out in a glance whether this line of questioning is going to lead them right back to the place where they started out: giving and taking shit on the beach.
Chafing a palm against his beard, he asks, "You really want to know?" The question sounds like it's a test of some kind, but not delivered just for the sake of being contrary.
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"Mm, not like the elves and humans do, I guess. We've got a thing for the Stone, and the Ancestors, but--"
He doesn't trail off exactly; more like he just quiets himself and gives Devin an askance glance, as though trying to suss out in a glance whether this line of questioning is going to lead them right back to the place where they started out: giving and taking shit on the beach.
Chafing a palm against his beard, he asks, "You really want to know?" The question sounds like it's a test of some kind, but not delivered just for the sake of being contrary.