“Shit, that sounds pretty bad,” he murmurs quietly in response. No shit, he thinks. It definitely can't be good to find out you've been chasing a mirage for years. It’s a situation that’s way beyond him, but he feels for her. Adia’s a nice girl, she doesn’t deserve to spend her days on the run from a war that’s got nothing to do with her.
“There’s gotta’ be someone who can figure something out though, right? Maybe it’s just a matter of hanging on ‘til then?”
From anyone else, it might sound like a placating response, but Freddy's blinking at her with hopeful eyes like he genuinely believes it's a possibility. He's a follower, not a leader, and tends to look to others, even while knowing leaders aren’t always reliable or good people.
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“There’s gotta’ be someone who can figure something out though, right? Maybe it’s just a matter of hanging on ‘til then?”
From anyone else, it might sound like a placating response, but Freddy's blinking at her with hopeful eyes like he genuinely believes it's a possibility. He's a follower, not a leader, and tends to look to others, even while knowing leaders aren’t always reliable or good people.