A woman with whom he had not yet spoken directly, Dio's impression of her at the meeting was an absurdly serious person focused on magical loopholes and communal living. While falling short of actively irritated, Dio is not currently intrigued by Croix at all.
Dio thought about her very little at first; like Ursula but with slightly less noisy optimism, not in his face so much, and of his ardent critics the one who incorporated logic the best. Dio still hated her for opposing him at all, though.
Her logical approach caught Dio by surprise once the second trial came around. Croix expressed an internally consistent point of view. Activity is often better than passivity. The perception of defending a person other than oneself is good. Child abuse is a mitigating factor in juvenile convictions. Dio's handlers warned him that outsiders believe these kind of things about the glorious industrious Myrmidons.
But she corporally punished Helena just for verbal disagreement. Dio believes deep down that senseless prosecution of the innocent is bad. He lost all faith in humanity at large upon learning Croix acted as Fabricator to help Ursula. Why didn't she give him back the gold chain? It was the only reason he was even found guilty. For those few days he felt deeply prosecuted by everyone but Helena in the world.
At the same time Croix was the Titled who worked hardest on finding a peaceful way out. Helena openly called her labile, cementing Dio's skepticism for a long time yet, but Dio has stopped openly deeming her an obstacle.
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Dio thought about her very little at first; like Ursula but with slightly less noisy optimism, not in his face so much, and of his ardent critics the one who incorporated logic the best. Dio still hated her for opposing him at all, though.
Her logical approach caught Dio by surprise once the second trial came around. Croix expressed an internally consistent point of view. Activity is often better than passivity. The perception of defending a person other than oneself is good. Child abuse is a mitigating factor in juvenile convictions. Dio's handlers warned him that outsiders believe these kind of things about the glorious industrious Myrmidons.
But she corporally punished Helena just for verbal disagreement. Dio believes deep down that senseless prosecution of the innocent is bad. He lost all faith in humanity at large upon learning Croix acted as Fabricator to help Ursula. Why didn't she give him back the gold chain? It was the only reason he was even found guilty. For those few days he felt deeply prosecuted by everyone but Helena in the world.
At the same time Croix was the Titled who worked hardest on finding a peaceful way out. Helena openly called her labile, cementing Dio's skepticism for a long time yet, but Dio has stopped openly deeming her an obstacle.
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