[Knowing better as he does now, Vergil finds it hard to believe that Nero could really ever become something close to the man he now describes in terms of temperament. Rising that high in the ranks and to have any sort of influence to prevent Nero from being ousted, Credo had to have been as straitlaced and stern as Nero's implied before. That was never likely going to be Nero even if matters in the Order hadn't taken the turns they had. But the sort of person who could see past the superficial concerns others had about a teenager with a chip on his shoulder was absolutely something within Nero's reach. Frankly, Vergil would argue he's already managed to achieve that just by virtue of the two of them sitting here together now.]
What happened to him?
[Vergil asks the question as gently as he can. The consistent past tense that's been there from the moment Nero first mentioned Credo to now has not escaped Vergil's attention, and knowing what the Order tried to do... Well, it's not difficult to imagine the man's fate was likely abrupt and unpleasant. But Nero's said nothing of it to give it a more defined shape than that.]
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What happened to him?
[Vergil asks the question as gently as he can. The consistent past tense that's been there from the moment Nero first mentioned Credo to now has not escaped Vergil's attention, and knowing what the Order tried to do... Well, it's not difficult to imagine the man's fate was likely abrupt and unpleasant. But Nero's said nothing of it to give it a more defined shape than that.]