[Lizzie's quiet for a few moments as she prepares tea for the two of them. When she returns to the table, steaming mugs in hand, it's with a small, appreciative smile.]
I promise not to get into anything too harrowing, then.
[It's a joke, mostly. Her history is fraught, certainly, but there's nothing that's entirely off-limits. It's also weirdly comforting to hear that he gets it, even if only by proxy. It saves her from having to explain the stakes involved in the decisions she's made.]
Before I answer your question, let me clear up a misunderstanding between us. My trip to Archades made clear that despite the similarities, we do not hail from the same star. I have no idea whether the fact that Ivalice exists in both places is a coincidence or some sort of divine...something, but they are not the same place. My star is a world called Hydaelyn.
[She pauses here, taking a moment to fuss with her tea and add a bit of sugar and cream to it.]
That said, Viera leaving the Wood on my star is also not common or done lightly. I left because I was angry, and that anger lost me my family and my people. I don't regret it, and I'm lucky that I found a new family in the company I keep these days, but... there are times where it still stings, a decade later. I suspect your Viera partner probably feels similarly.
[Lizzie realizes she hasn't quite answered his question yet, but she's getting there. Just because it's not off-limits doesn't mean is especially easy, either.]
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I promise not to get into anything too harrowing, then.
[It's a joke, mostly. Her history is fraught, certainly, but there's nothing that's entirely off-limits. It's also weirdly comforting to hear that he gets it, even if only by proxy. It saves her from having to explain the stakes involved in the decisions she's made.]
Before I answer your question, let me clear up a misunderstanding between us. My trip to Archades made clear that despite the similarities, we do not hail from the same star. I have no idea whether the fact that Ivalice exists in both places is a coincidence or some sort of divine...something, but they are not the same place. My star is a world called Hydaelyn.
[She pauses here, taking a moment to fuss with her tea and add a bit of sugar and cream to it.]
That said, Viera leaving the Wood on my star is also not common or done lightly. I left because I was angry, and that anger lost me my family and my people. I don't regret it, and I'm lucky that I found a new family in the company I keep these days, but... there are times where it still stings, a decade later. I suspect your Viera partner probably feels similarly.
[Lizzie realizes she hasn't quite answered his question yet, but she's getting there. Just because it's not off-limits doesn't mean is especially easy, either.]