>>5328778>>5328584>>5328807You stare at him in mild disgust. Is 'Hey.' really all he has to say after nearly killing your entire group?
Your expression makes it more than clear of the words you want to say to him, so he simply continues the silent treatment.
He's not one to start conversations, even when he absolutely should.
"Casca's doing well, by the by. With only one shot per day, Farnese and I can make their minds work as it naturally should. She's already remembered a great deal, barring the mental block she has regarding Griffith and the eclipse."
"Y-you can't be serious..." Guts stammers as he hears the news, even letting his sword flop to the floor as he drops it in shock, letting it rest as it makes a bridge to close the distance between you two.
"You're pulling my leg here, right? That's... Unbelievable..." His quivering lips form way into a smile, one that's not swelling in bloodlust, but from anticipating to see his lover in her full glory. "So Bolzack was right after all..."
"Since she's still in treatment, we don't want to risk regression from needless mental damage, but she should be safe to meet you in short bits of time."
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea..." Guts says as he walks forward and picks up his great sword, yet when he tries to walk past you, you sidestep so he can better pay attention. You're not finished yet.
"However. We are not exiting this conversation before we address your loss of control during our mission. You nearly killed Violet, and almost jeopardized the entire purpose of us coming here. Worst of all, you haven't shown those you hurt an ounce of remorse for it - you might be fine with being hated by people you don't know or care about, but it's not how we win this war or protect those we do care for. I value them as much as you value Casca, and I know how you would react if someone almost tried to tear her arm off!" You tap at his chest plate, really meaning to punch it given how you started to rationalize how vile his actions truly were.
"If you weren't so obsessed with doing everything by yourself, perhaps we could have finished this even earlier when you visited Eliza the nun. Now my team's morale is doing as well as their wounds, all because of a factor you chose not to care for: your own actions. That's inexcusable."
"I know." Guts finally replies after hearing what you had to say. "It's exactly why I'm aware of it that I chose not to apologize."
"What do you mean by that? It's the bare minimum effort to show you're capable of change."
