[ The hesitations say a lot, namely that it's hard for Hilda to imagine that all of the incidents he's describing were just accidents. Other questions immediately come to mind, namely who had been behind said "accidents" that weren't really accidents. But she remains silent, unaware that she's even asked a question that had shoved the door open wider than she had initially planned.
Besides that, poking holes hardly seems appropriate when he launches into his full tale. Hilda raises her head to look at him, concern burrowed deep in her gaze. Her heart clenches at the thought of a young Sylvain consumed by so much pain, fear and loneliness. It continues to ache knowing that he'd been confronted with, as far as she's aware, one of his worst fears down in the pit. For what isn't the first time, guilt begins to arise, wishing that they had been able to get there sooner than they had.
Her grip around him tightens as if her arms will somehow be able to protect him from the fears and nightmares he's describing. ]
Didn't anyone wonder where you were? Your father? Your brother? Any of the staff?
[ Sylvain was the heir to House Gautier after all. Anyone with that sort of title and expectation going missing, even at the age of seven, would have been a cause for concern. ]
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Besides that, poking holes hardly seems appropriate when he launches into his full tale. Hilda raises her head to look at him, concern burrowed deep in her gaze. Her heart clenches at the thought of a young Sylvain consumed by so much pain, fear and loneliness. It continues to ache knowing that he'd been confronted with, as far as she's aware, one of his worst fears down in the pit. For what isn't the first time, guilt begins to arise, wishing that they had been able to get there sooner than they had.
Her grip around him tightens as if her arms will somehow be able to protect him from the fears and nightmares he's describing. ]
Didn't anyone wonder where you were? Your father? Your brother? Any of the staff?
[ Sylvain was the heir to House Gautier after all. Anyone with that sort of title and expectation going missing, even at the age of seven, would have been a cause for concern. ]