[Maybe honesty isn't always the best policy. But he won't lie to her. There's nothing to gain from it. Not now, and probably not ever. He just doesn't have it in him.]
(But I didn't think it was right, not to offer to help. If I could.)
[And wonder if it's always like this, when people slip away. If the bonds are always strong like this. If people always crack so sharply. Or if Ilde has just suffered more than most have, here.]
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[Maybe honesty isn't always the best policy. But he won't lie to her. There's nothing to gain from it. Not now, and probably not ever. He just doesn't have it in him.]
(But I didn't think it was right, not to offer to help. If I could.)
[And wonder if it's always like this, when people slip away. If the bonds are always strong like this. If people always crack so sharply. Or if Ilde has just suffered more than most have, here.]
(I won't be offended if you say no.)