[How is he supposed to tell her what HE saw after something that nice? He doesn't want to lie- not to Rina, she'd probably be able to tell anyway- but...he's not sure how much of this he really wants to divulge to her.
So...half of it will just have to do.]
Not...great? I mean, maybe- I don't know.
[He turns over onto his back, looking up at the ceiling. His papers and diagrams look down at him, tacked all over haphazardly.]
My village...is dying. I think there's a way to save it though, but...my dad, he's...
We went to the kingdom together. To ask the royal family for help about what to do. Dad told my village we'd go get help.
But when he got up in front of the king...
[He screws his eyes shut before bringing both hands up to cover his face, pressing his palms hard into his eyes.]
He lied. He...he didn't tell him. Told him...everything was fine.
no subject
[How is he supposed to tell her what HE saw after something that nice? He doesn't want to lie- not to Rina, she'd probably be able to tell anyway- but...he's not sure how much of this he really wants to divulge to her.
So...half of it will just have to do.]
Not...great? I mean, maybe- I don't know.
[He turns over onto his back, looking up at the ceiling. His papers and diagrams look down at him, tacked all over haphazardly.]
My village...is dying. I think there's a way to save it though, but...my dad, he's...
We went to the kingdom together. To ask the royal family for help about what to do. Dad told my village we'd go get help.
But when he got up in front of the king...
[He screws his eyes shut before bringing both hands up to cover his face, pressing his palms hard into his eyes.]
He lied. He...he didn't tell him. Told him...everything was fine.
[...]
How can I trust anything when my own father...lied to the King's face?