[ Too bad!!! The Blade says the tests are unending!! Still, their gods are not so heartless as to leave them suffering here alone. That they found each other still is a testament to someone's will, surely. ]

Forgive me, brother, I forgot your sense of humor had such a sharpened edge to it. You'd make a fine brother of the Blade, if you ever wished for a change!

[ But that's a clear joke and an empty offer -- more because he wouldn't really insult Enrico by offering him to "switch teams" so to speak. It's more about the pun, you can't pray to the Blade and not make puns about it. ]

Indeed, holding onto to virtue may prove a taller order than even surviving with our necks intact. But remain strong we must, Enrico. I believe that together, we will survive this yet.