Lili thinks back to what she left unsaid - that their escape happened in the middle of the night, that a guard had tried to stop them, that the ordeal ended with blood on Lili's hands - and she understands the sentiment. Stronger, so that she doesn't have to fear getting in Yona's way. So that when kind people attempt to help her, they don't have to pay for it.
So that she's not a burden.
Lili breathes out quietly at that, the words reassuring even as they prod at old, dull aches.]
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Lili thinks back to what she left unsaid - that their escape happened in the middle of the night, that a guard had tried to stop them, that the ordeal ended with blood on Lili's hands - and she understands the sentiment. Stronger, so that she doesn't have to fear getting in Yona's way. So that when kind people attempt to help her, they don't have to pay for it.
So that she's not a burden.
Lili breathes out quietly at that, the words reassuring even as they prod at old, dull aches.]
I will.
[A simple, sincere promise.
And just like she told Rapunzel:]
... I'll find a way to save you too.