Ruby stops chewing her marshmallow where she'd finally actually tried eating it, and swallows. "You were just— given weapons on the last excursion? Everyone?"
From the Captain that doesn't sound like a boon that would be without expectation or consequence. Because everything else Maximilien says sounds right, too: they're at the Captain's mercy, here, and this whole affair makes sure they don't forget it. Weapons purely for self-defence don't sound like his style.
"I mean... I have my own weapon with me, but that's because I take Crescent Rose everywhere, so..."
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Ruby stops chewing her marshmallow where she'd finally actually tried eating it, and swallows. "You were just— given weapons on the last excursion? Everyone?"
From the Captain that doesn't sound like a boon that would be without expectation or consequence. Because everything else Maximilien says sounds right, too: they're at the Captain's mercy, here, and this whole affair makes sure they don't forget it. Weapons purely for self-defence don't sound like his style.
"I mean... I have my own weapon with me, but that's because I take Crescent Rose everywhere, so..."