I thought you would be thinking deep thoughts all the time.
[ There's some levity to her voice when she says that - mostly to match his rueful smile. Neither is enough to completely derail or detract from the seriousness of this conversation or imply that she's taking this lightly. Quite the opposite in fact.
Hilda preferred to pretend that she did no wrong either. She plastered her negative traits and thoughts in flowers and jewels, sparkly things to distract others and herself from them. ]
That must have been some task to get you to think about what you'd done. Although...I can't really think of anything that would be worse than going through what you experienced.
[ After a moment she reaches out a hand, lightly placing hers atop of his for a brief moment. ]
It might be silly to say it when it's been so long but, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that, Altaïr. [ She hesitates. ] And if it means anything, I'm glad that you're the person you are here.
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[ There's some levity to her voice when she says that - mostly to match his rueful smile. Neither is enough to completely derail or detract from the seriousness of this conversation or imply that she's taking this lightly. Quite the opposite in fact.
Hilda preferred to pretend that she did no wrong either. She plastered her negative traits and thoughts in flowers and jewels, sparkly things to distract others and herself from them. ]
That must have been some task to get you to think about what you'd done. Although...I can't really think of anything that would be worse than going through what you experienced.
[ After a moment she reaches out a hand, lightly placing hers atop of his for a brief moment. ]
It might be silly to say it when it's been so long but, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that, Altaïr. [ She hesitates. ] And if it means anything, I'm glad that you're the person you are here.