[stahn knows. he may not have always known this, but it's something that he's been able to figure out over the course of time.
especially with what happened while he was in leane. the fact that leon stood against hugo at the risk of his own life had completely solidified a suspicion that stahn had long had—hugo may have wanted leon to succeed in order to use it to his advantage...
but leon is smart. leon is incredibly smart and capable, and so many things that stahn aspires to be like. even after all this time, it's hard to turn of that admiration—not when stahn grew up wanting to be a soldier in seinegald, when he wanted to be a talented swordsman that could help people and protect them from the dangers that civilians couldn't handle on their own. these are things that leon does on the daily, and to stahn, it's incredible. and stahn knows that he does these things because he wants to, not because it's what hugo wanted for him.
so as far as stahn is concerned, leon has done well to achieve that.
stahn himself hasn't really thought much about the fact that he's doing what he dreamed of as well, just in a less official capacity and not for seinegald's military.]
It's amazing... how much you've been able to do already. [he'll say after a moment, and that's when his gaze finally shifts to look at leon with a warm smile. he means that sincerely—where stahn was once envious of leon's skill and capability, especially for his age now rests sheer admiration and pride. he may never be able to do that himself, but leon has—that's enough for him.]
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especially with what happened while he was in leane. the fact that leon stood against hugo at the risk of his own life had completely solidified a suspicion that stahn had long had—hugo may have wanted leon to succeed in order to use it to his advantage...
but leon is smart. leon is incredibly smart and capable, and so many things that stahn aspires to be like. even after all this time, it's hard to turn of that admiration—not when stahn grew up wanting to be a soldier in seinegald, when he wanted to be a talented swordsman that could help people and protect them from the dangers that civilians couldn't handle on their own. these are things that leon does on the daily, and to stahn, it's incredible. and stahn knows that he does these things because he wants to, not because it's what hugo wanted for him.
so as far as stahn is concerned, leon has done well to achieve that.
stahn himself hasn't really thought much about the fact that he's doing what he dreamed of as well, just in a less official capacity and not for seinegald's military.]
It's amazing... how much you've been able to do already. [he'll say after a moment, and that's when his gaze finally shifts to look at leon with a warm smile. he means that sincerely—where stahn was once envious of leon's skill and capability, especially for his age now rests sheer admiration and pride. he may never be able to do that himself, but leon has—that's enough for him.]