"Thanks," Leon says, popping a fry into his mouth and settling into listen to César's explanation. His expression briefly goes confused and concerned when he mentions that Magne opened up a brothel - Leon knows prostitution is legal on Marrow Isle, he's done his reading as an officer of the law, but that always struck him as weird and a little worrisome. César moves on before he can react beyond that, though, and he files it away to think about harder at a later time. Especially since -
"Sounds like congratulations are in order," he says, once he's had a chance to swallow. "On the engagement soon and getting to see your family again. So they're really okay?"
Given their first conversation had been all about how not okay things seemed, Leon's pretty fucking thrilled on César's behalf that didn't turn out to be as permanent as it seemed, and it shows even though his bad case of resting murderface.
cw: brief prejudice against the concept of sex work
"Sounds like congratulations are in order," he says, once he's had a chance to swallow. "On the engagement soon and getting to see your family again. So they're really okay?"
Given their first conversation had been all about how not okay things seemed, Leon's pretty fucking thrilled on César's behalf that didn't turn out to be as permanent as it seemed, and it shows even though his bad case of resting murderface.