[ Siffrin flinches a little at that, gaze dropping away as he buries his face into the cloak to hide.

(... Yeah, it's useless. There's no point. Just like--) ]

There's no point in helping my family members out, either. We beat the King without all that before. It didn't change anything either. But I...

[ (... Still do it, still want to, even now you would, because it's nice to be loved, to be thought of, even if it's futile, even if it's temporary, even if they'll always, always forget you won't.






You're a real piece of work.) ]

... Anyway, it makes the days fun. That's all.