[ i still haven't gotten the achievement for doing the fight without a shield tbh ]

Mm, I suppose it would be, in some ways. [ he watches the memory ripple across the mirrors, smiling a little sadly, wistfully. how do you grieve that which has not died, physically, and has ghosts of what you once knew? ] But I find that if the bond is impactful enough, the length of your life isn't the true weight of it.