[Getting yelled at by someone like Colette isn't an experience Zelos particularly enjoys, even if he deserves it. He has to keep silently telling himself it's for everyone's good; he'd rather she be mad at him than the rest of the group.
Even so, it hurts.]
What, like you aren't now? Look, there wasn't anything to gain by telling you now. There's nothing you could have done, not really. The guy's blind and under house arrest for Martel knows how long, Lloyd's safe and sound, so there's nothing much to discuss. I didn't want you to be mad and not be able to do anything.
[His tone wavers. Just a hint, just a little bit that maybe this isn't the whole truth, that if he had his way Riffael's head would be on display right over the welcome center, that she, Lloyd, and Sheena would stay where he could protect them at all times, that he feels just as helpless and trapped and lost as any of them. Only a hint. Never a full reveal.]
...just don't be mad at Lloyd. He's had a bit of a hard time adjusting. I thought it'd be better not to tell you but you know how he'll take that on himself. 'S my fault.
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Even so, it hurts.]
What, like you aren't now? Look, there wasn't anything to gain by telling you now. There's nothing you could have done, not really. The guy's blind and under house arrest for Martel knows how long, Lloyd's safe and sound, so there's nothing much to discuss. I didn't want you to be mad and not be able to do anything.
[His tone wavers. Just a hint, just a little bit that maybe this isn't the whole truth, that if he had his way Riffael's head would be on display right over the welcome center, that she, Lloyd, and Sheena would stay where he could protect them at all times, that he feels just as helpless and trapped and lost as any of them. Only a hint. Never a full reveal.]
...just don't be mad at Lloyd. He's had a bit of a hard time adjusting. I thought it'd be better not to tell you but you know how he'll take that on himself. 'S my fault.