Much to my chagrin, I can admit that you are not incorrect in your line of thought.
[She can't help remembering what she said during the flower festival. She didn't ask for anyone to care about her. She never wanted that to begin with. All she wanted was to be left alone, so she wouldn't have to deal with expectations, letting someone down, having to deal with the concept of allowing someone to grow close to her and handling everything that comes with that.
What Eustace follows up with, however, leaves her with a pause. Ah. She is almost positive she knows of whom he speaks. It's not as though she knows a great deal of dark skinned, redheaded men.]
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[She can't help remembering what she said during the flower festival. She didn't ask for anyone to care about her. She never wanted that to begin with. All she wanted was to be left alone, so she wouldn't have to deal with expectations, letting someone down, having to deal with the concept of allowing someone to grow close to her and handling everything that comes with that.
What Eustace follows up with, however, leaves her with a pause. Ah. She is almost positive she knows of whom he speaks. It's not as though she knows a great deal of dark skinned, redheaded men.]
Ah, him.
[Yes. Very informative.]