[The older one says they had nothing, but then he thinks about those other three who arrived from their world. They didn't act hostile to him, so by extension they think the other is something. Maybe. Still, he isn't surprised the other would say that.]
I prefer it that way. [The flowers in his hand are crushed. People have hurt him, he has hurt others. His trust had been manipulated and destroyed. It's better to depend only on himself, that he can control and not get hurt again.] You can't expect others to want what you do, just because you talk nice.
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I prefer it that way. [The flowers in his hand are crushed. People have hurt him, he has hurt others. His trust had been manipulated and destroyed. It's better to depend only on himself, that he can control and not get hurt again.] You can't expect others to want what you do, just because you talk nice.