A secret revealed

"We know about that, sweetie. Shan-shan did explain his circumstances to us before we formed the Dandelions a good few years ago."

Lairs nodded, still managing to hold up the proper act in front of a young soldier.

"No, you don't understand. with how he is now... Sorry, but since you aren't Sloth soldiers, you cannot experience the benefits of the buffs that we get just by being near him..."

The young soldier sighed, sounding as if he was looking at something amazing.

"But that's not just it - by simply being in his proximity, it feels like someone is watching over us... As if he is watching over us... Not like the avatar of sloth... but, like, like a guardian, or a worried parent..."

The young soldier fidgeted and his voice started sounding a bit hoarse as if they were about to cry.

"You can't even begin to imagine, how terrible it feels to know that we've lost a general like him before he could achieve his true potential..."