[ Romelle is, if nothing else, very honest about her feelings. Keith, on the other hand, seems to be holding some burden she doesn't understand. Not yet, anyway.
She bites her lip and places her hand on his shoulder. ]
[He lowers his gaze a little, then looks at Romelle again.] Did you want to make a stop at New Altea?
[Maybe seeing more of her people would help her. Not that it would heal old wounds of her brother and the colony she grew up with; he knows that better than anyone. But maybe it could help her loneliness just a little.]
[ Romelle sighs very slightly. New Altea is nice, she's sure, but it's not home. Her people made their decision when they labeled her a traitor. They may welcome her with open arms now, but that rejection and loneliness is part of her now.
She shakes her head. ]
Another time perhaps.
[ She toys with the ends of her sleeves. ] I would rather be with you.
[ With him, with the other paladins, with Krolia and the Cosmic Wolf. For as open-hearted as she is, Romelle isn't sure that she could explain what they all mean to her. ]
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[ Romelle is, if nothing else, very honest about her feelings. Keith, on the other hand, seems to be holding some burden she doesn't understand. Not yet, anyway.
She bites her lip and places her hand on his shoulder. ]
What is wrong?
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Just seems a little empty in here, is all.
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I know what you mean.
[ Quietly: ] It feels lonely. Sometimes it even feels lonely when others are around.
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[He lowers his gaze a little, then looks at Romelle again.] Did you want to make a stop at New Altea?
[Maybe seeing more of her people would help her. Not that it would heal old wounds of her brother and the colony she grew up with; he knows that better than anyone. But maybe it could help her loneliness just a little.]
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She shakes her head. ]
Another time perhaps.
[ She toys with the ends of her sleeves. ] I would rather be with you.
[ With him, with the other paladins, with Krolia and the Cosmic Wolf. For as open-hearted as she is, Romelle isn't sure that she could explain what they all mean to her. ]