[ Feared him? He sits with that a moment, holds it up against the fabric of whatever he and Lyney have become. You're not as cold as I thought you would be. Back then, during the 'kidnapping' incident, he had needed Lyney to fear him a little. It never occurred to him that might last once the jig was up. With no idea of how to feel for that--or any sense of whether or not it matters, now that Lyney simply detests him--he searches for what to say, finally settling upon some version of the truth. ]

Meropide can be a place for rebirth, but it's also a place where people are kept from their loved ones. Not everyone can be their best self in the face of that kind of isolation. [ No, Lyney's temper hasn't always been what Lynette hopes for--but Wriothesley never expected it to be. ] We've put to rest what happened back then, or at least as best we can, given everything. He's fiercely protective of you--so much that I don't know I'll ever be completely forgiven.