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i live on the edge...

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[ At some point Kabru will realize he can probably just flat out ask and get an answer because subterfuge is useless on a man who no longer really cares about secrets or nuance. Mithrun's prepared meal seems to be some kind of breakfast sandwich he doesn't look at as he picks it up to take a bite. Chew. Swallow.

It's purely methodical, but the rhythm of a schedule is easier to follow in the dorms than on the road. The others will check on him periodically, but he can often be left alone so long as no one expects him to deviate.

He did deviate to go to that party, but it was on family orders. ]

I wake up and get dressed, then have breakfast. Then I train for a while. I have lunch when training is over. Then I take a walk. If anyone is in the common area when I return, I sit with them, or if Pattadol has reports to go over I go with her to do them, or I can go back to my room if neither of the other things are true. Then there is dinner. I am meant to bathe after. Then I sleep.

[ His daily schedule. Any deviations generally get told to him when they're going to happen. Theoretically he should be handing resupplying and such but in actuality Pattadol and Cithis handle that. ]

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[He will certainly figure this out eventually. For now the subtle maneuvering continues as he tries to puzzle Mithrun out. He's been shockingly straightforward so far, particularly given the upbringing he must have had... there has to be something more going on, though.

Kabru takes a few small bites of the fruit he'd picked up while Mithrun rattles off his daily schedule. It would be informative to see how an active Canary Captain trains, at least... though it sounds like Pattadol is the one to handle all the administrative work for Mithrun. Is that really all he does, though? Sleep, eat, and train?]

You're very methodical. [That's a diplomatic way of putting it.] I hope you don't mind if I join you for training. [Casually inviting himself along.]

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[ The something else going on is a lot of things Milsilril knew and didn't explain, unless she got into what feelings Mithrun does and doesn't have access to. Not...that surviving a dungeon is that well studied. ]

I don't. [ He gives Kabru an assessing gaze. ] You don't move like you do it enough.

[ A comment, not a judgement. Milsilril does tend to wrap her charges in cotton and silk. ]

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[Unfortunately for Milsiril's efforts to talk Kabru out of this (which were doomed from the start anyway), a lot of the context for What Is Going On With Mithrun is locked behind The Truth About Dungeons. One of only two things she has ever refused to teach him (the other being the combat training, which has delayed him long enough for this whole scenario to occur).

In any case, it's a fair observation, much as Kabru may wish it were not.]

Maybe I'll have the opportunity to change that now. Milsiril taught me a lot, but I've mostly had to train on my own.

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[ Kabru sure is hinting heavily there. It goes straight over Mithrun's head, for all appearances. He just nods sort of vaguely, missing the implication he could fix that.

Not like he would object if it was said outright, but these days implications slide straight off of Mithrun, who no longer cares to examine everyone's words closely. ]

You should. Otherwise you may die.

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Wouldn't you revive me if I did? That's how dungeons work, isn't it?

[Kabru prods for the possibility that maybe he wouldn't revive him. Maybe he'd just leave him there, a convenient way to dispose of a spouse he never actually wanted in the first place after he's gotten what he wants out of the arrangement.

Also just a very healthy and not at all poor mindset regarding potential death in the dungeon.]

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If we could do so, yes. Depending on the death and circumstances it isn't always possible, although the squad I am with now has yet to permanently lose any members.

[ It helps they have mages. Still, Mithrun is familiar with the concept of permanent loss in a dungeon. It probably isn't as likely with them as with others and he himself has never died, but it's poor habits to rely on being revived. ]

It's far more practical to learn to dodge and take hits than it is to die repeatedly and slow down the entire team.