[ And his smirk becomes a smile, if a sad one. It's impossible to deny the soft spot he has for this girl, even though she believes him to a foolish extent. Can't quite help thinking what his siblings would say if they saw them now, but it won't do to dwell on that. More than likely they'd find a way to ruin it, like they have everything else so far, both for him and for each other. He won't talk her out of the faith she has in him. Now more than ever, he feels a kind of kinship in recognizing her suffering, something other than respect and envy of her powers. ]
There's no way for me to make this easier.
[ They've both said sorry, and he's not about to repeat himself, but there's still compassion in his tone. ]
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There's no way for me to make this easier.
[ They've both said sorry, and he's not about to repeat himself, but there's still compassion in his tone. ]