[His expression closed when she decided to endeavor down this path, which was understandable. She was juggling many difficult relationships, and he didn't think for one moment that he had any manner of winning card if this came between the sister and the boy against himself. She had chosen the sister the last time after all.
Speak of the devil herself...]
I see.
[He knew she had been affected by the gnosia, but it seemed to him that perhaps that group had endeavored to find her. He had assumed she had spent her time in the forest as he had been told, but the pieces were now lining up to paint a very different picture.
He knew there was more. He knew that she knew there was more, but she was withholding the information. While he could apply pressure, barb her with the true depth he knew was there, Silco had never wanted to let her be anything more than what she was. The same act he had done to protect him perhaps she was doing for him; the difference was he had to wonder if she actually had something to lose or if she had outgrown him as a family...]
Be careful. I've watched this dance before.
[It was all he could say. He couldn't stop her before, why think he could now? She was an adult, and she had a right to care for anyone she chose to. He might not agree, but he was wise enough to know forbidding this upcoming fire would only add fuel to it.]
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Speak of the devil herself...]
I see.
[He knew she had been affected by the gnosia, but it seemed to him that perhaps that group had endeavored to find her. He had assumed she had spent her time in the forest as he had been told, but the pieces were now lining up to paint a very different picture.
He knew there was more. He knew that she knew there was more, but she was withholding the information. While he could apply pressure, barb her with the true depth he knew was there, Silco had never wanted to let her be anything more than what she was. The same act he had done to protect him perhaps she was doing for him; the difference was he had to wonder if she actually had something to lose or if she had outgrown him as a family...]
Be careful. I've watched this dance before.
[It was all he could say. He couldn't stop her before, why think he could now? She was an adult, and she had a right to care for anyone she chose to. He might not agree, but he was wise enough to know forbidding this upcoming fire would only add fuel to it.]