[ it would be impossible for rafael's experience to have not marked him in any way, but it does not seem to have done anything to increase his self-preservation instincts, as evidenced by the way that he got into a reckless car accident immediately after being rescued. there's something of a sense of chagrin to the way he ghosts about the kroznan complex, trying to get caught up on everything that he's missed while he's been gone, and trying to figure out what his part will be in everything moving forward.
buffy has, at least, convinced him that he needs to take time off to recover and grow strong again, which is true, given how thin the already skinny half-elf had grown in captivity. he can be found practicing his aim on the roof at targets made out of straw or wood, spending time down at the shadow village getting to know the people there and helping them out however he can, spending time with buffy, isabella, giorgio, and nellethiel, playing with their children, giulia and pietro, and putting together meals for the entire compound on some lucky evenings. ]
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buffy has, at least, convinced him that he needs to take time off to recover and grow strong again, which is true, given how thin the already skinny half-elf had grown in captivity. he can be found practicing his aim on the roof at targets made out of straw or wood, spending time down at the shadow village getting to know the people there and helping them out however he can, spending time with buffy, isabella, giorgio, and nellethiel, playing with their children, giulia and pietro, and putting together meals for the entire compound on some lucky evenings. ]