“It’s brave, admitting you’re wrong.”
“Oh, you know who I am, princess~.”
“You are aware that being a princess isn’t a bad thing.”
“I know it does, darling. How do you plan to keep your little secret from your brother?”
“It’s easy… as long that nobody snitches on me.”
“Is it? You said it yourself, your dad’s got ears everywhere.”
“Ah! I’m not as bad as Grizzco, I just happen to be in the right places at the right times.”
“What I want? Oh nothing from you! I’m merely curious. Are you turning your back against your precious Umami Project?”
“You don’t know? You cannot be kind and ruthless at the same time, Princess.”
“I know… I want to protect what’s close to me… but… I don’t want to disrespect others.”
“And why wouldn’t you? They’ve disrespected you.”
“But that one Salmonid made you reconsider Fennel’s point of view?”
“I guess… I just… I don’t want Mitralypsis to win.”
“Trust me, neither of us do. I think you made the right choice joining Fennel. Truly. Look what Grizzco has done to you, Roe.”
“You feel like you’re nothing without it, don’t you?”
“It’s written all over your Umami Project. The desperation to keep Grizzco exactly how it was, only making enough changes to ease your guilty hearts. This isn’t about Salmonid Rights… this is about you, Roe. Without Grizzco, you feel like you’re nothing.”
“The balance of doing what’s right and doing what you know is a tightrope walk. It’s not easy.”
“One day, perhaps, you’ll be successful though…”