Day 10

[andascholar]

[Everything is terrible and Zelda has no time to mourn forever. She needs to make plans and solidify alliances. And so she is making invitations to her dressing room whenever boys are available.]

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[andascholar]

[Zelda looks up at him, holding his gaze, and reaches to clasp the hand that he pulls away. She cannot do it very firmly, her hands are still burned beyond proper use, but she trusts he won't try to pull away.] You have done nothing to apologise for. It's thanks to you and Niles, your treatment and your portection, that I'm alive and able to talk to you now. I'm grateful, and I know Link would be too. His injuries were just... too severe.

[chosemyfate]

[ His eyes widen a bit but then he relaxes at the touch. It wasn't expected and thought he didn't deserve it. But he doesn't pull away. How could he? She was one of the few around here he trusted. And more than anything, he wanted to help her. He also wanted to help Link, So he it was predictable that he'd come here with apologies.

But to hear Zelda say that... To assure him...

His smile is less forced and more genuine. ]

Y-You're right... I'm more than relieved to know you are at least able to talk to us and able to keep helping us. I have no intentions of fulfilling roles, but I feel I should keep a close watch for you from now on.

[andascholar]

[Her hands drop quickly, it aches to keep them up for too long, but she is pleased to hear that. Zelda is still too deep in mourning to manage a proper smile, but she softens herself.] I would appreciate that very much. I'd... Link and I, had planned to offer an alliance to you and Niles, formally, before everything - Mm. I'd still like to work with you.

[chosemyfate]

An alliance...?

[Now you've got him curious. It's not like Corrin didn't know what an alliance was; He's currently handling a war back in his own realm, after all. He just .. was a bit surprised that it's gotten to this point.

Now is not the time to be somber, though. Just looking at Zelda, he felt her own weight from emotions. And he was determined to help lighten it, a bit. ]

[andascholar]

Yes. A few people had attempted to manipulate me to make use of my position, and we decided we needed to form stronger connections to handle them. You and Niles were our first options, but we didn't get a chance to ask either of you.