[ah, there it is, that voice and not in his head this time. flynn lowers his sword as he smiles warmly at yuri. what a sight for sore eyes. seeing his best friend never fails to brighten his mood. ...usually. those couple times the last few months back home were uncomfortable at best and ended up straining their bond like nothing else. flynn hated it. meeting up with yuri and not having an oppressive atmosphere hanging over them is so so nice.]

A friend gave it to me after I mentioned not having a sword myself. I'm still surprised he gave it to me without asking for anything in return.

[only flynn is allowed to be altruistic to that degree! he managed to repay that individual with some delicious beef brownies but it still doesn't feel enough. however, sharing all those details with yuri can wait until discussing a more important topic, namely their present situation.]

It looks as though you got here without any trouble. Did the map help?

[he mentions the map to further help convince yuri of the whole telepathic communication deal. that really did happen and yuri isn't going crazy, well, crazier.]