[That gets a soft laugh from him and his eyes dart away, focusing on someplace else in the distance.]
...You're right, of course. Sayaka has been trying to drill that lesson into my head. I suppose it may take some more time to fully sink in.
[Relying on others isn't something he's used to. It worries him, but that's no excuse. He's seen how these palaces work. He's seen the lengths everyone will go to for one another. And he knows now that they'll do the same for him, regardless his own thoughts on it.]
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...You're right, of course. Sayaka has been trying to drill that lesson into my head. I suppose it may take some more time to fully sink in.
[Relying on others isn't something he's used to. It worries him, but that's no excuse. He's seen how these palaces work. He's seen the lengths everyone will go to for one another. And he knows now that they'll do the same for him, regardless his own thoughts on it.]
Thank you for the reminder, Aaron.