Pretty sure everyone knows we're not exactly alike in many categories.
[Her words are taken in good faith, at least. He is and is not like his father in many ways; they're both kind, yes, but in him is a temper and impatience that he's never witnessed in Regis, and the king possessed selflessness that he'd struggled to come to terms with. He's not sure he could have kept this secret to protect his father for 15 years, considering he'd barely managed to endure less than two.
Surely there must be other successes he could boast that his father could not have done, if he were to think about it. The menacing dungeons beneath the tombs, full of ancient daemons. Collecting so many Royal Arms. Technically defeating Niflheim, though most of that was Ardyn and the country eating itself alive. Mastering the ring eventually and claiming its power. Even through his failures, there was success to be found. He's... similar, but different enough, and although his heart will always put his father on a pedestal of strength and kingly wisdom, he knows he's doing them both a disservice to do that too much. He's... done okay, hasn't he? Come into his own. He's working on it, anyway.]
I was so mad at him, for so long... he lied about the treaty, the proposal... acted like everything was fine. Then I found out he lied my whole life about my future and what I'd end up doing. I thought, "he should have told me! Wouldn't that be better?" ...But then I went and did the exact same thing, for the same reasons. This whole thing... it helped me understand why he did it.
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[Her words are taken in good faith, at least. He is and is not like his father in many ways; they're both kind, yes, but in him is a temper and impatience that he's never witnessed in Regis, and the king possessed selflessness that he'd struggled to come to terms with. He's not sure he could have kept this secret to protect his father for 15 years, considering he'd barely managed to endure less than two.
Surely there must be other successes he could boast that his father could not have done, if he were to think about it. The menacing dungeons beneath the tombs, full of ancient daemons. Collecting so many Royal Arms. Technically defeating Niflheim, though most of that was Ardyn and the country eating itself alive. Mastering the ring eventually and claiming its power. Even through his failures, there was success to be found. He's... similar, but different enough, and although his heart will always put his father on a pedestal of strength and kingly wisdom, he knows he's doing them both a disservice to do that too much. He's... done okay, hasn't he? Come into his own. He's working on it, anyway.]
I was so mad at him, for so long... he lied about the treaty, the proposal... acted like everything was fine. Then I found out he lied my whole life about my future and what I'd end up doing. I thought, "he should have told me! Wouldn't that be better?" ...But then I went and did the exact same thing, for the same reasons. This whole thing... it helped me understand why he did it.