[The expression on Lloyd's face falls away as he listens, and somehow everything in his thoughts disappears. There's nothing there. Nothing but a shocked stillness as he stares. He searches Zelos's face, hoping for some hint that this isn't what it is, that it's just a joke, Zelos pulling his leg, trying to distract him from what's really bugging him.
But it isn't. Even without Zelos's thoughts confirming it, his expression, the way he's acting, everything is too real. But... what that meant...
You betrayed me?
The single thought echoes softly, filled with hurt and disbelief. Lloyd winces, his eyes dropping to the sand. Dammit, he hadn't meant for Zelos to hear that.
For a long time, he's quiet. His thoughts are filled with something, but they're murky and hard to see. Images of Zelos, the trap on the Fooji Mountains, the Gaoracchia forest, a campfire, the king in Meltokio. Sheena hitting the redhead when he offended her. That thought is particularly clear, but it doesn't last for long.
Finally, Lloyd speaks, but he doesn't look at his friend. He doesn't even look at the other's thought bubble. He doesn't want to see.]
So all this time you were with us... Didn't it mean anything? You were still our friend... weren't you?
[Because even with Zelos saying it himself, he doesn't want to believe. He doesn't want to let go of that thin thread of faith.]
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But it isn't. Even without Zelos's thoughts confirming it, his expression, the way he's acting, everything is too real. But... what that meant...
You betrayed me?
The single thought echoes softly, filled with hurt and disbelief. Lloyd winces, his eyes dropping to the sand. Dammit, he hadn't meant for Zelos to hear that.
For a long time, he's quiet. His thoughts are filled with something, but they're murky and hard to see. Images of Zelos, the trap on the Fooji Mountains, the Gaoracchia forest, a campfire, the king in Meltokio. Sheena hitting the redhead when he offended her. That thought is particularly clear, but it doesn't last for long.
Finally, Lloyd speaks, but he doesn't look at his friend. He doesn't even look at the other's thought bubble. He doesn't want to see.]
So all this time you were with us... Didn't it mean anything? You were still our friend... weren't you?
[Because even with Zelos saying it himself, he doesn't want to believe. He doesn't want to let go of that thin thread of faith.]