[ he destroys a few of the magical dummies for a few hours before he, too, goes to the bath houses -- far after allura. he spends another hour there, forcing down the uncomfortable weight in his chest to focus on clearing his mind, and relaxing. and then he wandered through the temple, taking note of the dying grass, the murmurings of illness, but lotor is too lost in his own thoughts to pay much mind to any of that.
eventually, he finds himself back in his room, to think, and consider, and tear apart what happened at home. what could have possibly occurred. what drove him over the edge. but in the end, does it properly matter? the end result is still the same. and it's in thinking when he gets a text from keith. and he reads it.
and, roughly thirty minutes after keith texts him, allura finds a message pop up on her screen: ]
I have no interest in harming any of you. I never did. I have not harmed anyone while I am here. Rest assured that I won't murder you all in your sleep. Stop sending your domesticated pet lions to check on me.
TWELVE HOURS LATER.
eventually, he finds himself back in his room, to think, and consider, and tear apart what happened at home. what could have possibly occurred. what drove him over the edge. but in the end, does it properly matter? the end result is still the same. and it's in thinking when he gets a text from keith. and he reads it.
and, roughly thirty minutes after keith texts him, allura finds a message pop up on her screen: ]
I have no interest in harming any of you. I never did.
I have not harmed anyone while I am here.
Rest assured that I won't murder you all in your sleep.
Stop sending your domesticated pet lions to check on me.
There is your response.
Are you satisfied, now?