[Eventually, his grip loosens a little, and with a hiccuping last sob, he pulls his head away from her shoulder, wiping his eyes.
It will be some time before he totally gets his thoughts in order. Until then, he doesn't really want to let go entirely, so one hand remains on her shoulder.]
I... I'm sorry. But...
[Perhaps this is like the case of Makoto's world which I'm going to pretend he knows about by now oops, where events are different enough that you can tell the difference between the worlds with only the barest amount of information.]
...In the Eos I come from, Ardyn died without any children.
[It is, after all, technically true, even though it represents so little of the truth. A truth that is almost too much for him to handle right now.
okay i'm done getting destroyed by airlocked so i'm back
It will be some time before he totally gets his thoughts in order. Until then, he doesn't really want to let go entirely, so one hand remains on her shoulder.]
I... I'm sorry. But...
[Perhaps this is like the case of Makoto's world
which I'm going to pretend he knows about by now oops, where events are different enough that you can tell the difference between the worlds with only the barest amount of information.]...In the Eos I come from, Ardyn died without any children.
[It is, after all, technically true, even though it represents so little of the truth. A truth that is almost too much for him to handle right now.
He wishes he could be her Izunia, instead.]