[That's the million rupee question, now, isn't it. What does he make of her, considering everything? He remains silent for a moment as he turns that question over in his mind, and only briefly does he allow his thoughts to alight upon regret that the girl in front of him now sounds so much like he did that very first night in Songerein, when his mind was consumed with the fear of deception and illusions.]
She seems... nice.
[He begins, and then winces at how flat his words sound to his own ears. He doesn't mean to damn her with faint praise, not really.]
What I mean to say is— she's quite friendly, perhaps overly so at times. She makes demands easily, and seems to enjoy lightly teasing those around her. I would not be surprised to hear that she has a large social circle where she is from.
[Yet there's an undercurrent of tension to his description as he makes it, bleeding into the quiet as he pauses there. Dissatisfaction creases his brow, but it's hard to know how much of his suspicions he should speak aloud. The Princess before him seeks his opinion, but a lifetime ago, it was a princess' suspicions that ruined everything. What if her mistakes are repeated here, with this girl whose fate seems to follow those same beats?
Ultimately, he decides upon a half measure, keeping the worst of his reservations to himself.]
I do not believe she is any sort of threat to you, just... there's something a little strange about her, I suppose. She does not always react in the ways one would expect. For all that she seemed fascinated by my descriptions of Hyrule, she seemed... unfazed that there are a myriad of princesses that share her name, and concerning herself more with having the opportunity to speak with each one. I cannot make any sense of that, either.
[There, that's fair enough, isn't it? Maybe if Zelda meets her and finds herself having a similar uncanny feeling, then he can admit to sharing it, but until then... better to let her make her own opinion first.]
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She seems... nice.
[He begins, and then winces at how flat his words sound to his own ears. He doesn't mean to damn her with faint praise, not really.]
What I mean to say is— she's quite friendly, perhaps overly so at times. She makes demands easily, and seems to enjoy lightly teasing those around her. I would not be surprised to hear that she has a large social circle where she is from.
[Yet there's an undercurrent of tension to his description as he makes it, bleeding into the quiet as he pauses there. Dissatisfaction creases his brow, but it's hard to know how much of his suspicions he should speak aloud. The Princess before him seeks his opinion, but a lifetime ago, it was a princess' suspicions that ruined everything. What if her mistakes are repeated here, with this girl whose fate seems to follow those same beats?
Ultimately, he decides upon a half measure, keeping the worst of his reservations to himself.]
I do not believe she is any sort of threat to you, just... there's something a little strange about her, I suppose. She does not always react in the ways one would expect. For all that she seemed fascinated by my descriptions of Hyrule, she seemed... unfazed that there are a myriad of princesses that share her name, and concerning herself more with having the opportunity to speak with each one. I cannot make any sense of that, either.
[There, that's fair enough, isn't it? Maybe if Zelda meets her and finds herself having a similar uncanny feeling, then he can admit to sharing it, but until then... better to let her make her own opinion first.]