[ If it weren't for him, she'd be grieving alone as she's done before. Just her and Mythra, as it had been. (As it should be?)
It's far too easy for her to slip back into her old ways, especially when given such a jarring reminder to break apart the foundations she's so carefully built up to support herself... all the while refusing to let others-- even Noctis-- in further that she must. This reveals the fault in her walls, how weak they had been from the beginning. All it takes is a simple memory. ]
Noct... [ He shoulders shake with grief.
Why now. Why is she reminded of this now, when she could have continued to simply smile for him instead and listen to him and comfort him. She is not the only one who has lost something, and to be sure, this isn’t about her, either. It’s about so many lost, wonderful people lost, and a beautiful Titan lost. Still she weeps. ] I am... so sorry.
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It's far too easy for her to slip back into her old ways, especially when given such a jarring reminder to break apart the foundations she's so carefully built up to support herself... all the while refusing to let others-- even Noctis-- in further that she must. This reveals the fault in her walls, how weak they had been from the beginning. All it takes is a simple memory. ]
Noct... [ He shoulders shake with grief.
Why now. Why is she reminded of this now, when she could have continued to simply smile for him instead and listen to him and comfort him. She is not the only one who has lost something, and to be sure, this isn’t about her, either. It’s about so many lost, wonderful people lost, and a beautiful Titan lost. Still she weeps. ] I am... so sorry.
[ She loves him. But she needs to get back. ]