[He trusts Venti. He does! He has no reason not to! He's offered him nothing but kindness and friendship. Venti's seen a side of Aether that, up until that point, no one else ever had. Surely, if he asked, he could tell him something about it, right? About the role the gods played in the destruction of Khaenri'ah, and everything that played out after. Or perhaps he might confess that he doesn't know anything, and there was no need to worry about this at all!]
I...
[Venti is his best friend, after all. He trusts him.]
...I'm not ready to have that conversation with you yet.
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[He trusts Venti. He does! He has no reason not to! He's offered him nothing but kindness and friendship. Venti's seen a side of Aether that, up until that point, no one else ever had. Surely, if he asked, he could tell him something about it, right? About the role the gods played in the destruction of Khaenri'ah, and everything that played out after. Or perhaps he might confess that he doesn't know anything, and there was no need to worry about this at all!]
I...
[Venti is his best friend, after all. He trusts him.]
...I'm not ready to have that conversation with you yet.
[But maybe not as much as he thought--]