Well... isn't it normal to? I'm not normally allowed to just run around on my own, away from the castle... Without an escort, the safest thing to do is to lie low.
Besides, I don't really want people to treat me differently than they would otherwise...
I'm sorry. It's just complicated. Not just because of status or politics or anything like that...
[Hey remember how we're in the butterfly garden? Well, one of those shadowy butterflies chooses this time to flutter on over. Naively, Estelle lets it perch on her finger.]
[ He reaches over, placing one hand on her shoulder and using the other to wave away the butterflies, shivering as their shadowy forms brush his hand. ]
[ He's not going to argue that. Nodding, he guides them both out of the butterfly garden and into the hall, keeping an eye on her expression carefully. ]
That wasn't the peaceful excursion I was hoping for.
It's all right. [ He gives her shoulder a little squeeze, unless it seems like she wants him out of her space, in which he'll take a step back. ] It must've been those butterflies. They were toying with your emotions.
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Yes. I suppose there's no hiding it here...
[With her fancy dress and mannerisms, it's questionable if she was actually trying not to look the part.]
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Besides, I don't really want people to treat me differently than they would otherwise...
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[She looks like it only just occurred to her that that's kind of weird.]
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[Assassins are really weird, actually.]
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I see. I don't suppose I can blame you for helping your secrets.
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[Hey remember how we're in the butterfly garden? Well, one of those shadowy butterflies chooses this time to flutter on over. Naively, Estelle lets it perch on her finger.]
...but because... I'm a poison.
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His brow furrow at the shadow butterfly before shooting up at her answer. ]
Pardon? Why would you say that?
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[More and more of those shadowy butterflies are converging, perching on her shoulder and atop her head. Her eyes take on a distant, glassy look.]
It would have been better for everyone if I died...
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Now, he's realising something isn't quite right. ]
Now, hold on a minute—
[ He reaches over, placing one hand on her shoulder and using the other to wave away the butterflies, shivering as their shadowy forms brush his hand. ]
You don't believe that, do you?
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I... I have to get out of here.
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That wasn't the peaceful excursion I was hoping for.
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I'm sorry... I don't know what came over me. It was like I couldn't control my emotions.
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I think so too.
I didn't expect the butterfly garden to turn out to be dangerous...
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We're just lucky our food isn't poisoned.
[ Oh, that's not very comforting. But then again, he's terrible at comfort... ]
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[You never know when suddenly, stuff could be poisoned.]
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[ He's quiet for a bit. ]
Listen,I know I was being nosy, but I didn't mean for you to end up sharing against your will like that.
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... It's okay. That wasn't your fault.
[She brightens.]
But if you want to make it up to me, then next time, I want you to tell me more about yourself! That's fair, right?
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