[ Yes, a great deal of things have happened all at once. Between the tragedy in Poisson, the flood that affected all of Fontaineβ even if it ended up so much better than it could haveβ and then the attempted destruction of her beloved home, the effort by a man she counted as a friend to try and murder herβ
She's so, so tired.
And as always, he sees right through her, asks how she is despite the mask she wears for everyone else. It makes her smile quiver on her lips for a moment; she manages to hold it, but only just, and the breath that slips from between her lips is shaky and weak. ]
A lot has happened, [ she agrees, and it's not that she's trying to avoid the question, it's just that if she answers him truthfully, she's afraid she might start to cry all over again. ] So much so that I've not had the chance to thank you. Not only for the aid from the Palais, but... the mora you sent by yourself, too. [ Though she has no idea how he possibly had so much to spare, and she dare not ask. ] It has helped us more than I can say, so... thank you.
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[ Yes, a great deal of things have happened all at once. Between the tragedy in Poisson, the flood that affected all of Fontaineβ even if it ended up so much better than it could haveβ and then the attempted destruction of her beloved home, the effort by a man she counted as a friend to try and murder herβ
She's so, so tired.
And as always, he sees right through her, asks how she is despite the mask she wears for everyone else. It makes her smile quiver on her lips for a moment; she manages to hold it, but only just, and the breath that slips from between her lips is shaky and weak. ]
A lot has happened, [ she agrees, and it's not that she's trying to avoid the question, it's just that if she answers him truthfully, she's afraid she might start to cry all over again. ] So much so that I've not had the chance to thank you. Not only for the aid from the Palais, but... the mora you sent by yourself, too. [ Though she has no idea how he possibly had so much to spare, and she dare not ask. ] It has helped us more than I can say, so... thank you.