[Even if it's not meant to be a distraction, it works as well as one.
Lili pauses then, surprised. She hasn't been here long enough to notice that there may be scraps here from people who were in the colony before. She'd thought that this was all of them. She'd thought that the dragons were here before and the reason why they weren't was to be found at this altar. Or perhaps they never even entered the colony, instead being removed early here--
But apparently there's more to it.]
None of them?
[She doesn't realize that it might be cruel to make him repeat himself.]
no subject
Lili pauses then, surprised. She hasn't been here long enough to notice that there may be scraps here from people who were in the colony before. She'd thought that this was all of them. She'd thought that the dragons were here before and the reason why they weren't was to be found at this altar. Or perhaps they never even entered the colony, instead being removed early here--
But apparently there's more to it.]
None of them?
[She doesn't realize that it might be cruel to make him repeat himself.]