[Sheena just lets the bullshit wash over her for a moment. He's so transparent right now that even she can tell, but he's always been better at this than her. If he wants to handle this, she's not about to stop him.
The onlookers do clear out with a little grumbling from people eager to meet the famous Aegis once more, but not before one of the officials stops to impress upon Zelos and Sheena the importance of not wasting too much time. "Lots of lost ground to make up now that your beauty sleep is over," he says, as he turns to leave, and though Sheena's smile stays where it is, something in her chest twists with dread at the way he says it. Damn, damn. She hadn't planned for having to escape from the castle with another person in tow. She hadn't planned much beyond getting ahold of the Aegis at all.
But then they're alone, and that smile finally slips off her face as she turns back to face Zelos, to be replaced with something softer and more uncertain. She clasps her hands loosely in front of her, fiddling with them.]
...It's... Really you? [Sheena laughs, more out of disbelief than anything. Honestly, she's not sure she isn't dreaming this up.] How the hell did you end up here? I saw-- we all saw... [She trails off, not wanting to complete the thought, but the spike of grief that contorts her features is enough to make it clear where it was headed.]
I'M ALREADY HALF DEAD
The onlookers do clear out with a little grumbling from people eager to meet the famous Aegis once more, but not before one of the officials stops to impress upon Zelos and Sheena the importance of not wasting too much time. "Lots of lost ground to make up now that your beauty sleep is over," he says, as he turns to leave, and though Sheena's smile stays where it is, something in her chest twists with dread at the way he says it. Damn, damn. She hadn't planned for having to escape from the castle with another person in tow. She hadn't planned much beyond getting ahold of the Aegis at all.
But then they're alone, and that smile finally slips off her face as she turns back to face Zelos, to be replaced with something softer and more uncertain. She clasps her hands loosely in front of her, fiddling with them.]
...It's... Really you? [Sheena laughs, more out of disbelief than anything. Honestly, she's not sure she isn't dreaming this up.] How the hell did you end up here? I saw-- we all saw... [She trails off, not wanting to complete the thought, but the spike of grief that contorts her features is enough to make it clear where it was headed.]