Otter Creek You will kill or be killed, it's about progress

 This is a delicate needle to thread, Étoille is realising, but he is also driven by his natural intrigue. The other possesses a reticence that rival's Étoille's own, it seems. The aggression he originally bore has been smoothed out (for now) but the Rauna is not exactly in a position to pry for more information. Nor does he want to give the impression he's prying. 

 "I see," he says, and looks over his shoulder, expression curious. "What is it like?" The titan asks impulsively. And he wonders: what is it like, to live surrounded by a constant reminder of death? Or perhaps a constant reminder of power, depending on how one chose to look at it. Truthfully, it unsettles him, but perhaps with time he could adapt. Étoille has never thought too deeply on things like this.