I kind of made him. [Yeeah he knows how that sounds.] Gave him the strength to face those cowards head on rather than give in before the end.

[He sighs, shaking his head.]

But you're right. This shouldn't have happened. Definitely not like this.

[He wasn't going to say it now since Trunks is still so vulnerable, but he honestly thinks no one believed it could happen. Even after what happened with Sosyne, it's not like anyone increased defenses. And the whole anti-Thras sentiment had been around even longer. One would think they would have upped investigations on that, and there was all this talk of being worried and "what if's"—but in the end nothing happened.

Now? It's happened.

He's often thought that Velvet might have been right—that everyone here is too complacent in their own problems, not taking enough forward action and only reacting when something happens. Some of it can't be helped to be sure, but... He has a feeling that something was sleeping right under everyone's noses.

But those are thoughts and opinions he's definitely keeping to himself. For now, he just looks over at Trunks.]

Want a hug?