[ lumine shakes her head, waving all of those away dismissively. he thinks there's no connection; he assumes there's none. because he wasn't the one held at knife-point that evening, listening in to dumbasses who can't help but spill whatever plan they have.

she supposes it's because they thought she'd be gone anyway, her life snuffed away by whoever placed a hit on her head. ]

Can you say that those grudges other people hold towards you and your family are ancient?

[ if it was a figure of speech, then she wouldn't have dwelt on it for so long. wouldn't have batted an eyelash over it. but the way it was said that night didn't feel like a figure of speech. ]

I've always wondered by I was targeted instead of Aether. I thought that maybe it's because we've been seen together too much lately, so perhaps they thought they could use me as leverage against you and your family.

[ some form of weakness to cow him, even if it's been clear that their connection has been tenuous and superficial at best. ]

But see, if it was just some grudge about your family, then why would one of them call me the Traveler?