>>43378267> "I only used my wishes responsibly and for what she wanted."> She isn't telling you something. Probe for that.She’s acting guilty about something, uncharacteristically so. What did she do? Or try to do? You have to admit, this entire situation makes you feel uneasy. She shouldn’t be a part of this.
“I did my best to only use my wishes responsibly. For things she would have wanted.”
Most of the time.
“Mostly during dangerous situations,” you explain. “When our lives were threatened or when it would help her out in the end. I guess, uh, it sounds a little timid but it feels kinda wrong to take their free will away and use a wish for selfish reasons. I don’t want to tread on that.”
As you speak you’re watching Liss’ face and the brief parade of expressions that pass over it. Yes, there’s something wrong here and you think you know why.
“What did you wish for, Liss?”
Liss looks away, stepping further up the stairway. She’s almost eye-level with you now. She then dodges the question.
“She’s not a nice person, is she?”
You do your best to stop yourself from chuckling.
“No. No she’s not. But that doesn’t mean she’s any less of a person or that it makes it right.”
“No, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that when we were back in that house, she was different. It made me realize that maybe I didn’t know what was going on there, that I couldn’t judge. And she saved my life. Was that all because of what I had over her, the wishes?”
“Could have been,” you nod. “I wasn’t there myself so I can’t really say for sure. But she does have a soft side. She’s not all fangs and venom.”
You’ve made this argument before and nobody’s believed you. At least Liss seems to take you on good faith.
“Is there anything else you want to tell me?”
You’re really not sure what’s going on with this girl. She used to be the stubborn one!
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