Hestia looked at him for a few seconds before smiling.
All that was contained in her smile was pity.
"Using the word 'just' doesn't make the actual matter of going about this any easier." She replied.
Rohan let out a breath through his nose. "Well, I can at least try, right? What other options do I have at this point…?"
Unfortunately, the warmth in his chest didn't last. Hestia's expression turned thoughtful again, and the way her gaze drifted away from him and toward the temple floor made it clear the simple version of the plan had already fallen apart in her head.
And it didn't take long for it to crumble in his own mind too.
Hestia folded her hands in front of her and spoke slowly, carefully, while laying out the flaws in his plan without directly crushing any morale Rohan had earned for himself.
