[u][b]Thessir[/b][/u]

Ah well, he could hardly be blamed for trying.

Stumbling upon his old [i]Acquaintance[/i] as he were Thessir simply shook his head and chuckled under his breath.

"Making friends as usual I see." He joked to the wounded one, a wry grin stretched across his face. He heard the young man out as he basically went over things he already knew. At least the fellow had saved him time by confirming that no one with prior experience fighting Varjan was present here.

"Seems to be the common thought around here. The man's defeatid all comir's effortlissly, surily his nixt opponint will fall no diffirent, yes?" Thessir had paced away from his listener, waving his hands broadly as he spoke. He stopped, letting his arms drop to his sides. He stood still for a moment while his rhetorical question hung in the air.

"True... Or not true. It makes no diffirence now."

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With that said he turned suddenly leaning back on his heels as he leaned forward mildly, making a sort of pointing gesture to the wounded one.

"What matters is that [i]They[/i] believe he won't lose." Swinging his arms back he crossed them behind his back as he started pacing to the right of the one he was speaking to.

"I have nothing to lose but much to gain, evin if I do not win." He turned on his heels and started pacing back the other way, unfolding his right hand from behind his back and pointing at the recovering fellow.

"For him success is expectid. If he wins all he'll do is meet expectations. If I win I'll shattir all those expectations. Heh, evin if I come close to winning I'll shock them all." Turning to face his attentive young audience of one he stuffed his hands in his pockets, standing still if only for now.

"I'm no strangir to fighting against the odds. Eviry fight so far I've been at a disadvantage. I'm growing quite used to it." He took his left hand out, holding it palm up near his side while he shrugged.

"Not to say I won't give it my all but being honist? I look forward to getting back to my research. These [i]day walkir[/i] hours exhaust me." Tipping his head forward his hat's shadow fell before his face leaving only his grin visible as he stuffed his left hand back in his pocket.

"Win or not I'll give them a show..."

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He suddenly looked up, his smile much more friendly than his rather crazy grin from before.

"Ah, sorry. I'm sure your not intirestid in my ramblings. Thank you for letting me know where not to look though. I'll be turning my prepirations towards more concrete investmints of my time." He began to stroll leisurely towards the exit.

"I wish you a swift recoviry."