[Ah, so here is the root of things. Another thing she considers herself to have failed at even though she did the best she could have done. Even worse, these were her people. In failing them, she also likely feels she failed herself.]
I believe you. There is no doubt in my mind you did more than your best to try and save them, but sometimes we can't fix things, even when we try our bests.
[Regis can't help but stop and think of Noctis then. All he wanted was for his father to be proud of him and he'd had no idea he already was.]
It is the curse of children and their fathers, I think. So often we are already so proud of what our children have done, but we don't let them know it nearly enough. Either that or they do not believe for some reason. This is our fault, though, not yours.
Try not to think of the things you cannot change now and focus on those you can. Have the portrait made. I am certain he will be grateful for it. Before Will offered to make the one of Aera, I was looking into finding a native who had such skills. I can point you in a couple of directions if you would like.
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I believe you. There is no doubt in my mind you did more than your best to try and save them, but sometimes we can't fix things, even when we try our bests.
[Regis can't help but stop and think of Noctis then. All he wanted was for his father to be proud of him and he'd had no idea he already was.]
It is the curse of children and their fathers, I think. So often we are already so proud of what our children have done, but we don't let them know it nearly enough. Either that or they do not believe for some reason. This is our fault, though, not yours.
Try not to think of the things you cannot change now and focus on those you can. Have the portrait made. I am certain he will be grateful for it. Before Will offered to make the one of Aera, I was looking into finding a native who had such skills. I can point you in a couple of directions if you would like.