Tristan didn't flinch. "Life's always been about hardship," he said calmly. "We were orphans once—fighting for scraps just to survive, starving for food, for love, for purpose. Then we met Master, and for a while, we had all that."
"But the struggle never really ended. So I figure, life will always test us. It'll keep making us fight for what we want—peace, love, a future. So why waste time worrying about how the fight will go?" He looked out into the distance, a serious, almost somber expression on his face. "We just have to fight."
"Oh!" Sparrow responded absentmindedly, caught off guard by Tristan's mindset. He had always assumed Tristan was the most serious among them, constantly burdened by responsibilities and worries.
But only now did he realize—Tristan was actually the most laid-back. That calm, grounded nature might be exactly why he excelled at his role and became their master's right-hand man.
