âItâs brave, admitting youâre wrong.â
âOh, you know who I am, princess~.â
âIâm not a princess.â
âYou are aware that being a princess isnât a bad thing.â
âIt makes me feel weak.â
âI know it does, darling. How do you plan to keep your little secret from your brother?â
âItâs easy⊠as long that nobody snitches on me.â
âIs it? You said it yourself, your dadâs got ears everywhere.â
âSeems like you do too.â
âAh! Iâm not as bad as Grizzco, I just happen to be in the right places at the right times.â
âSo what do you want?â
âWhat I want? Oh nothing from you! Iâm merely curious. Are you turning your back against your precious Umami Project?â
â. . . I donât know.â
âYou donât know? You cannot be kind and ruthless at the same time, Princess.â
âI know⊠I want to protect whatâs close to me⊠but⊠I donât want to disrespect others.â
âAnd why wouldnât you? Theyâve disrespected you.â
âBut that one Salmonid made you reconsider Fennelâs point of view?â
âI guess⊠I just⊠I donât want Mitralypsis to win.â
âTrust me, neither of us do. I think you made the right choice joining Fennel. Truly. Look what Grizzco has done to you, Roe.â
âYou feel like youâre nothing without it, donât you?â
âItâs written all over your Umami Project. The desperation to keep Grizzco exactly how it was, only making enough changes to ease your guilty hearts. This isnât about Salmonid Rights⊠this is about you, Roe. Without Grizzco, you feel like youâre nothing.â
âYouâre⊠rightâŠâ
âThe balance of doing whatâs right and doing what you know is a tightrope walk. Itâs not easy.â
âOne day, perhaps, youâll be successful thoughâŠâ