[ There's a lot here that, for the most part, goes over Akira's head. He doesn't know Ardyn or his world well enough to understand the nuances and the consequences of everything that was happening - other than maybe the bitterness, and the anger. That sort of thing was empathetic, even if you didn't experience it for the same reasons.
Politics, power, royalty and revenge. He could understand of three out of four of those. He'd know a young lady with the money and poise of a princess, but Haru wasn't royalty.
... ]
So, how old are you?
[ It... seems like a neutral starting point. Ignoring the fact this reeked of an adult manipulating a situation, with what looked like a focus on a young man only a little older than him. ]
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Politics, power, royalty and revenge. He could understand of three out of four of those. He'd know a young lady with the money and poise of a princess, but Haru wasn't royalty.
... ]
So, how old are you?
[ It... seems like a neutral starting point. Ignoring the fact this reeked of an adult manipulating a situation, with what looked like a focus on a young man only a little older than him. ]