@defyiing: "You've got quite the nice stash here, little lion prince." Cipher holds up a gleaming jewel to the light of the torches scattered around Kremnos, admiring the way it glitters in her claws before she squirrels it away, never to be seen again by its true owner. "But don't you ever get tired, protecting that golden city out here all on your own? Must be lonely, being a hero."
strife turns his head to look at the trickster studying one of the gleaming gems within her grasps, rolling his eyes before properly turning and hoisting her up by the scruff of her neck with no effort on his part. her commentary on his choices weren't stinging like they probably wanted to, and mydei sighs as he looks at cipher properly.
"being the hero isn't my field, that's the deliverer's idea and we both know that. castrum kremnos is my home, it's my kingdom and my domain, and as it's king and god, i am going to protect it with my life for my people."
he puts her down after that, turning away again and looking up at the accursed blade that hovers over the arena's core, his arms folding over his chest.
"okhema isn't either of our homes, but my people are refugeed there, and i will protect them all. as for being tired, not really. i have to keep fighting, give era nova a reason to no longer fear the calamity titans."