[ she offers him a sad smile. it's not that hard to cry, she thinks, but maybe he doesn't have that luxury. even if yona is dead, and jeanne is dying tomorrow. ]
Boy, I don't envy kings.
[ always thinking of others, unable to be both self-centered and dutiful at the same time. a pillar upon which so much stands. she can't empathize—taking care of the people here is already so much. ]
My brother has that kind of responsibility... Claude too. [ ... ] If you don't know how to show it, I guess I have to get better at noticing when you're sad.
[ . . . . . . there is the briefest, slightest pause, before he repeats:]
.... kings? I suppose... they would have to be rather used to working under pressure...?
[is that what she means? there is a sincere confusion in his eyes
(and maybe that's the funniest thing about soo-won. the way that he composes and carries himself originates not from regal bearing, and it does not come because of his rank. rather, it is the type of person he is - that he has always been. to put others before himself, to cherish them before he thinks of his own needs.
being a king was truly just incidental.)]
.... but ah - I don't mean to give you more responsibilities when you do not seek them, Hilda....
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Boy, I don't envy kings.
[ always thinking of others, unable to be both self-centered and dutiful at the same time. a pillar upon which so much stands. she can't empathize—taking care of the people here is already so much. ]
My brother has that kind of responsibility... Claude too. [ ... ] If you don't know how to show it, I guess I have to get better at noticing when you're sad.
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.... kings? I suppose... they would have to be rather used to working under pressure...?
[is that what she means? there is a sincere confusion in his eyes
(and maybe that's the funniest thing about soo-won. the way that he composes and carries himself originates not from regal bearing, and it does not come because of his rank. rather, it is the type of person he is - that he has always been. to put others before himself, to cherish them before he thinks of his own needs.
being a king was truly just incidental.)]
.... but ah - I don't mean to give you more responsibilities when you do not seek them, Hilda....