César waits patiently. His trust in Magne is absolute. She said the others would have liked him, given the chance. When Dabi let's him go, he just pulls the bottom of his shirt to make it more even again. Then stands straight.
"... once. There was a feast, and anyone who got the invitation arrived in a sort of trance. Then we had dinner. Where one of the more powerful demons made small talk and offered deals to people at his table. I was still myself... but unable to see the danger. All red flags were green. Nor could any of the others, and that includes one of the most perceptive people I've ever met."
César pauses to let that digest then continues. "The spell or whatever they put us under didn't break until the very moment he had a servant present the head of the person that had been cooked for us." Barely a pause. "That is what we're up against. ... and the victim's alive again, for the record. People really don't stay dead here."
ABSOLUTELY also CW: cannibalism recap
"... once. There was a feast, and anyone who got the invitation arrived in a sort of trance. Then we had dinner. Where one of the more powerful demons made small talk and offered deals to people at his table. I was still myself... but unable to see the danger. All red flags were green. Nor could any of the others, and that includes one of the most perceptive people I've ever met."
César pauses to let that digest then continues. "The spell or whatever they put us under didn't break until the very moment he had a servant present the head of the person that had been cooked for us." Barely a pause. "That is what we're up against. ... and the victim's alive again, for the record. People really don't stay dead here."