[He takes Fern's lack of arguing as a good sign, like an idiot. There's a small shake of his head. ]
No. The rocks were destroying my village- my dad told me to leave them alone too- even lied to the king about how bad things were, but I couldn't stand by and watch my people suffer. So I ran experiments on them. [He realises, suddenly, that Fern is lost here. It's... not like he knows anything about him, unlike the last time he told this story.] I'm an alchemist. I made a potion to use on them, but they reacted in a bad way- made this indestructible crystal.
[He hugs his arms around himself a little. Even now, nearly 2 years on the memory hurts.]
Dad- dad got trapped in it. It was encasing him. So I ran to the princess for help. She couldn't though. The kingdom was being ravaged by a magical blizzard and she couldn't leave to help me.
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No. The rocks were destroying my village- my dad told me to leave them alone too- even lied to the king about how bad things were, but I couldn't stand by and watch my people suffer. So I ran experiments on them. [He realises, suddenly, that Fern is lost here. It's... not like he knows anything about him, unlike the last time he told this story.] I'm an alchemist. I made a potion to use on them, but they reacted in a bad way- made this indestructible crystal.
[He hugs his arms around himself a little. Even now, nearly 2 years on the memory hurts.]
Dad- dad got trapped in it. It was encasing him. So I ran to the princess for help. She couldn't though. The kingdom was being ravaged by a magical blizzard and she couldn't leave to help me.