The Knight is a black-white shape far below, frozen the tomb they landed on.) They regret letting Lemm come, because now they can't go.
No, they can. They just won't. They won't let Lemm climb down alone, or force him to brave the Stagways without choice. They're too benevolent for that.
They had to leave. They would not have granted her request, but they may have done something else they'd regret.
They're furious. They're hurt. They're insulted. That last one shouldn't be important, but it won't be shaken off: they simply are. That she would be so polite to them, and speak to the Knight about being seen as they are and then ask for that. As though they're yet nothing but Void that will drown someone they care about, as much as they may not have been friends.
Mechanically, they tilt their head up to meet Lemm's distant gaze.
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No, they can. They just won't. They won't let Lemm climb down alone, or force him to brave the Stagways without choice. They're too benevolent for that.
They had to leave. They would not have granted her request, but they may have done something else they'd regret.
They're furious. They're hurt. They're insulted. That last one shouldn't be important, but it won't be shaken off: they simply are. That she would be so polite to them, and speak to the Knight about being seen as they are and then ask for that. As though they're yet nothing but Void that will drown someone they care about, as much as they may not have been friends.
Mechanically, they tilt their head up to meet Lemm's distant gaze.