Maintaining his composure is Yuzuru's specialty - apparently, it seems, even in the face of imprisonment and attempted gang rape by his nation's most hated enemies. His mind is still sluggish from the fall but it's racing all the same. He's desperate to think ten steps ahead, to try to gain any advantage he can and take in whatever information there is to see.
It's how he doesn't miss the significance of Jade's mild, pleasant smile. He knows plenty of people that dismiss easy smiles as a sign of a fool, but he isn't one of them. Anyone that can smile such a calm, placid smile in the face of such tension isn't someone he's going to take lightly. Still, his own expression doesn't falter as he answers, filling the silence that the other commander doesn't.
"It came as quite a shock to me as well." He falls silent and listens closely after that, keeping his expression in place but inwardly worrying when 'good faith' is brought up. What the hell is that supposed to mean? He knows a fair amount about Malkuth - more than the average Kimlascan - but the minutiae it's assorted military laws and unspoken rules isn't counted among his knowledge. He'll have to figure it out later.
For now, however, he simply has to play along. Jade's question is met with a gracious nod (Yuzuru has to catch himself before he lets the gesture fall into a proper bow) and the same, unwavering smile.
"Lead the way, Colonel." He doesn't risk trying to order Jade around, but he does make it sound more like they're going on a pleasant stroll, rather than Yuzuru being lead to relative safety with his clothing in tatters.
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It's how he doesn't miss the significance of Jade's mild, pleasant smile. He knows plenty of people that dismiss easy smiles as a sign of a fool, but he isn't one of them. Anyone that can smile such a calm, placid smile in the face of such tension isn't someone he's going to take lightly. Still, his own expression doesn't falter as he answers, filling the silence that the other commander doesn't.
"It came as quite a shock to me as well." He falls silent and listens closely after that, keeping his expression in place but inwardly worrying when 'good faith' is brought up. What the hell is that supposed to mean? He knows a fair amount about Malkuth - more than the average Kimlascan - but the minutiae it's assorted military laws and unspoken rules isn't counted among his knowledge. He'll have to figure it out later.
For now, however, he simply has to play along. Jade's question is met with a gracious nod (Yuzuru has to catch himself before he lets the gesture fall into a proper bow) and the same, unwavering smile.
"Lead the way, Colonel." He doesn't risk trying to order Jade around, but he does make it sound more like they're going on a pleasant stroll, rather than Yuzuru being lead to relative safety with his clothing in tatters.