[Ohhhh this isn't good. Has this place messed with Rapunzel's memory somehow? Made her... made her forget everything? All the good that's happened since she was brought back?
... The thought makes something in Cassandra's gut burn, that bigger acidic anger she's so familiar creeping up her veins. But - no, she can't go off now. If Rapunzel is really in a state where she thinks she's still locked away in that tower, Casssandra needs to focus on helping her.
As she watches that little nervous tic, Cassandra reaches out, putting her uninjured hand on Rapunzel's shoulder, just below that little brown strand.]
Raps - Rapunzel... I know you because you were brought home. The King, the Queen - they were overjoyed to see you again. The whole kingdom was. And I'm - [A pause. It's selfish of her, no doubt, but... maybe she can shed that role of hers she hates so much, if Rapunzel can't remember it.] I'm your friend. A guard. Your dad wanted me to look out for you.
[It's... not a lie. Wen Rapunzel had settled on the idea of traveling beyond Corona to figure out the secret of the rocks, the King had asked Cassandra to keep an eye on her. It's just a newer position than what she's hinting at. It's fine though, right?
... She holds back on the hair talk for now. If she has to walk Rapunzel through realizing she escaped from a monster like Gothel, to juggle "so hey yeah your hair got cut but then it grew back when you touched some weird black rocks and you got a bunch of weird new powers too' might be a bit overwhelming. So that can wait, for the moment.]
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... The thought makes something in Cassandra's gut burn, that bigger acidic anger she's so familiar creeping up her veins. But - no, she can't go off now. If Rapunzel is really in a state where she thinks she's still locked away in that tower, Casssandra needs to focus on helping her.
As she watches that little nervous tic, Cassandra reaches out, putting her uninjured hand on Rapunzel's shoulder, just below that little brown strand.]
Raps - Rapunzel... I know you because you were brought home. The King, the Queen - they were overjoyed to see you again. The whole kingdom was. And I'm - [A pause. It's selfish of her, no doubt, but... maybe she can shed that role of hers she hates so much, if Rapunzel can't remember it.] I'm your friend. A guard. Your dad wanted me to look out for you.
[It's... not a lie. Wen Rapunzel had settled on the idea of traveling beyond Corona to figure out the secret of the rocks, the King had asked Cassandra to keep an eye on her. It's just a newer position than what she's hinting at. It's fine though, right?
... She holds back on the hair talk for now. If she has to walk Rapunzel through realizing she escaped from a monster like Gothel, to juggle "so hey yeah your hair got cut but then it grew back when you touched some weird black rocks and you got a bunch of weird new powers too' might be a bit overwhelming. So that can wait, for the moment.]