I really don't, though I've seen my share of farce passed off as trials.
[People forced to prove their faith by impossible means, all in the name of upholding the Order of the Deep's strict rules. Their right to hand down a punishment feels just as tenuous.]
I expect it will be like trying to solve a puzzle with only half of the pieces. Even if we put it together, the picture we see will be incomplete and bring no satisfaction.
It is. There's a great deal at stake here, even beyond the bloodshed...the unnecessary loss of these lives.
[She pauses. It's difficult to reconcile Father's "edicts" with her believe that things can be achieved with the proper steps at the right time, nearly always.]
Though I wish to shield you from the worst of it, it is still happening.
... I appreciate your concern. I truly do! But... I also don't want to be shielded from everything. Rather, I don't want to be a burden that everyone has to think about this entire time.
[Despite the fact that he's so overwhelmed that he walked into the room like his soul had been sucked out, he doesn't want to be kept in his safe bubble where two days ago, nothing like this was possible.]
I don't believe you are a burden. Some storms should be left to those who've already weathered theirs. But I won't keep you ignorant...there's no safety in turning a blind eye.
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[People forced to prove their faith by impossible means, all in the name of upholding the Order of the Deep's strict rules. Their right to hand down a punishment feels just as tenuous.]
I expect it will be like trying to solve a puzzle with only half of the pieces. Even if we put it together, the picture we see will be incomplete and bring no satisfaction.
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You... have?
[Seen her fair share of... what?]
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[It doesn't really sound like they have much of an opportunity to defend themselves.]
Here, however, we know that something happened and are being asked to determine the cause of it.
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I... I see...
It really is like a murder mystery, except... actual lives are involved.
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[She pauses. It's difficult to reconcile Father's "edicts" with her believe that things can be achieved with the proper steps at the right time, nearly always.]
Though I wish to shield you from the worst of it, it is still happening.
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... I appreciate your concern. I truly do! But... I also don't want to be shielded from everything. Rather, I don't want to be a burden that everyone has to think about this entire time.
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[Despite the fact that he's so overwhelmed that he walked into the room like his soul had been sucked out, he doesn't want to be kept in his safe bubble where two days ago, nothing like this was possible.]
I don't believe you are a burden. Some storms should be left to those who've already weathered theirs. But I won't keep you ignorant...there's no safety in turning a blind eye.
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[He'll take that, honestly--both that she doesn't think he's a burden, and that she doesn't want to keep him ignorant.]
I understand that in many ways, asking for this is also putting extra weight on everyone's shoulders, but...
[He needs to anyway.]
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[She smiles to reassure him, warm and gentle.]
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... Right. Okay then. In that case, I'll ask for your patience while I figure out--all of this.
Thank you, Cantarella-san.
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