<strong>Lionel Porter<br/>Time; Early Afternoon, Day 1<br/>Location;  Main Hall of Arcania High<br/>Tagged; Giselle; Rialla</strong><br/><br/>"Nothing." was the Leo-Sapien's response. He saw her reaction to the question, and spotted a little twist he could play on it...well, two rather. "Firstly, I will explain why your accusation of being in my debt falls short, miss Do'Urden. I saved you from Ultima's attack, but when I hit exahaustion, you gave me that potion to help me down the mountain. And not only that, when I fainted, you dragged me back to Arcania, where Neria then lendedme her strength. Now, whereas returning Neria's strength outweighed the imbalance between us two, you and I...well, fact is, I'm in your debt, from the way I see it." Lionel had a feeling she would reason against this, a good reason; he did like to have a good debate and Giselle though powerful on the field, he hoped, she seemed quite as intellectually capable for such a debate. Lionel then brought forth his second reason: "Now, if I play it from your perspective, you are in my debt, correct? And, following this principle, then surely it is I who has the choice of how this would be amended, would I not? If so, I would advice you not to discuss this topic any further, as evading this clarly sensitive matter would be repaying your debt."<br/><br/>He was eager to hear her response, but firstly Lionel took her gente hand in his as his valiant eyes gazed into her dishearted beautiful pearls, saying "Take this word from a veteran, young one. You may have certainly lived longer than I, but I have aged well, and in doing so I have discovered that in life, regardless of wherever we are, there is always a choice. The mountain, Ultima's grip upon your neck, if I wished I could've conserved my energy because I wanted to leave that mountain alive, but rather I wiped him out. I had a choice, and I picked mine. You have a choice, and there's no pressure influencing it. If you speak of this past, please do know it is on your own accord, as I have expressed my sentiments towards it. We all have baggage, and if you wish, share." He did understand her feeling. Fact was, as a Leo-Sapien, he'd have plenty of baggage to share around, and even as an 11 Blade, but he kept it away so he could live today. Though sharing the past is often a solution, sometimes merely looking forwards is the best way. And especially to a traumatic past, the only way to escape it once and for all was merely look towards a brighter future. Lionel, after an intense gaze, hoped she understood this, though it wasn't very promising, though he did have a request of her soon depending on her response.