[ This shouldn't be so reassuring. She's not entirely ignorant, she can put two and two together. Especially when thinking back on what she'd already been suspecting, with Eridanus and Lucius. The man she's willingly making her father, he has some...intimate knowledge with hurting others. Perhaps he enjoys it.
Perhaps, but. He affectionately straightens out her feathers. He kindly smiles at her. She's hungered for this, for so long that that's what matters most to her, that this is sincere. Riley drinks the moment in, despite it all, and manages to shakily return his smile. ]
You'll...take care of me.
[ It's enough to chase away the budding worries about her own character.
That, and a small bunch of fur brushing up against her leg; Maple's come to check out the commotion, it seems. ]
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Perhaps, but. He affectionately straightens out her feathers. He kindly smiles at her. She's hungered for this, for so long that that's what matters most to her, that this is sincere. Riley drinks the moment in, despite it all, and manages to shakily return his smile. ]
You'll...take care of me.
[ It's enough to chase away the budding worries about her own character.
That, and a small bunch of fur brushing up against her leg; Maple's come to check out the commotion, it seems. ]