Unicorn Ep 7 Spoilers abound

[riddleofthebox]

The box's opening was the beginning, not an ending. Now that the prayer is out there, and the world knows the truth, there's still a lot of work that has to be done.

Even so, I was wrong for what I did. I owe a lot of apologies, even if there are some things "I'm sorry" won't be able to fix. But we're going to finally move forward, we have to start somewhere.

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[searchforpeace]

You weren't the first to make mistakes in any of this.

[argents]

We already did start. And no matter what apologies won't be able to fix now, you can't carry those regrets around with you. [ Not if they're going to finish what they started. ] ...She wouldn't have wanted you to.

[ And neither does he. ]

[riddleofthebox]

That doesn't excuse what I've done.

[riddleofthebox]

[Can't you just let him wallow in regret for five minutes?]

Marida Cruz... I didn't know her; didn't know anything about her. But in that one moment, she understood me, and I...

How am I not supposed to carry around regret about that?

[searchforpeace]

Of course not. Nothing excuses one's actions after they are taken. To seek excuse is not to own up to those actions.

However it also goes without saying as well that this is something to learn from rather than regret and apologize for.

[riddleofthebox]

Even so... I'm sorry for how I treated you. I should've trusted you, and believed in you, instead of just...

[argents]

[ Have you met him? ]

If you think about it like that, all it'll do is weigh you down. [ He knows too, despite his sadness. She understood so much — more than even he did. ] Did you listen to her?

[searchforpeace]

[Mineva is quiet a moment, letting the apology settle. And then she nods her head softly.]

Apology accepted.

[riddleofthebox]

I heard her... [Which isn't the same thing as listening, he knows, but one step at a time. He's only hu--

Well, no; he can't even say that anymore, can he?]

But it was already too late by then. [Too late for her, anyway]

[riddleofthebox]

[There's a pause as he hears her response, his brain needing to process it. It really is that simple for her, isn't it?

He lets out a breath, relaxing and unclenching in what feels like forever. Maybe he can finally look forward to tomorrow.]

So what now?

[searchforpeace]

[When one is new to trusting, they can barely blame another for their lack of trust. Or so her line of thinking goes.]

Now? [Now it's her turn to let a breath flow outward.] We will see. What the public does with this new information will determine what happens next. Now that the secret is out though, neither the Vist nor Marcenas families have the political leverage they once held.

I have no intentions of pressing any issues in this. My only hope was to see for myself what laid within Laplace's Box. I am a Zabi yes but I am not my grandfather's child. I am my father's.

[She pauses there and gives the man a level, serious look.]

All I ever wished for was to see the truth with my own eyes. I hope you understand that now.

[argents]

[ He can. Banagher would, despite everything, even when he shakes his head. ]

I don't think the Banshee would have reacted to you like it did, if that was true.