[Rufus is quiet in the initial moment they come back from the memory.
In the end, even parents can be difficult to trust. In fact, the fragments of trust broken by family are by far the hardest to piece back together. Daisy, who should've been cherished by her father, was instead beaten and blamed for a crime that wasn't hers, but her father's for shifting the responsibility onto her small shoulders in a show of the ultimate betrayal.
It's good that his apologies fell on deaf ears. It's better that she saved herself. Her father is a coward, but Dorothy is brave—nor does she plead self-gratifying forgiveness for all that she's done.
Rufus peers into the empty glass before shoving it forward and rising from his seat. If he has questions, he neglects to ask them.]
[ Dorothy doesn't answer him at first, waiting until the memory settles itself back to where it belongs-- not fresh and sharp on her skin, but deep within her. And then, her eyes flicking to his face, she nods.
He doesn't reach out to her. He doesn't tell her she's safe or that he's sorry for what she's been through. He's not even asking.
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In the end, even parents can be difficult to trust. In fact, the fragments of trust broken by family are by far the hardest to piece back together. Daisy, who should've been cherished by her father, was instead beaten and blamed for a crime that wasn't hers, but her father's for shifting the responsibility onto her small shoulders in a show of the ultimate betrayal.
It's good that his apologies fell on deaf ears. It's better that she saved herself. Her father is a coward, but Dorothy is brave—nor does she plead self-gratifying forgiveness for all that she's done.
Rufus peers into the empty glass before shoving it forward and rising from his seat. If he has questions, he neglects to ask them.]
Then I will be going.
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He doesn't reach out to her. He doesn't tell her she's safe or that he's sorry for what she's been through. He's not even asking.
But that's... exactly what she needs. ]
Until next time, then.