[Truthfully, he has no words for this, none at all. It's not like he can lie to her the same way he does with his siblings, to keep them from the shady things that he and his father do. And it's especially bad now, because he knows the truth behind the hickey. So maybe...maybe he can just tell the truth, without telling the truth.]
I don't know. Really, this has never happened before. I'm sorry, [he pleads, running out of places to go with this.]
You know I wouldn't of done that to you consciously. I didn't even dream last night, so I'm not sure why I...
[He glances towards her neck again, grimacing. Childe, why did you think she wouldn't find it! It's more likely he did it and didn't care.]
I'm sorry, truly. You'll forgive me, won't you? It was an accident.
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[Truthfully, he has no words for this, none at all. It's not like he can lie to her the same way he does with his siblings, to keep them from the shady things that he and his father do. And it's especially bad now, because he knows the truth behind the hickey. So maybe...maybe he can just tell the truth, without telling the truth.]
I don't know. Really, this has never happened before. I'm sorry, [he pleads, running out of places to go with this.]
You know I wouldn't of done that to you consciously. I didn't even dream last night, so I'm not sure why I...
[He glances towards her neck again, grimacing. Childe, why did you think she wouldn't find it! It's more likely he did it and didn't care.]
I'm sorry, truly. You'll forgive me, won't you? It was an accident.