Steven shakes himself, trying to focus on what she's asking. Right! They need to do something, they can't just talk about the things that are already wrong. They need to fix things instead. He has to keep trying. He tries to think.
"I'm somewhere deep inside the Rose Queen's gardens," he says. Unfortunately, he's had little mobility, so it's hard to give any major specifics. "I think in like... the middle? It's like a circular area with roses all over, and some dirt in the middle. Mr Strange is in the same place right now, but I don't know how long he'll be here. He said that Ignatius was making him fight, to train him as a soldier, and he looked really stressed out and tired. He's wearing some kind of soldier armor, now?"
In retrospect, he wishes that he'd asked for more details about that, but he hadn't been expecting to make any use of the information. Now, on to the part he wants to explain even less.
"I'm... I'm stuck to the ground, kind of, with these roots growing from my back? They grew out of my wings and trying to break them hurts, so it means I can't move very far..." He puts a hand to his face, trying not to break down as he thinks about everything that had been happening. "But, before I couldn't get up at all, so I don't know if that will happen again..."
The description of the roots lines up directly with the stubs coming out of his shoulders. Steven keeps trying to pour out as much information as he can give.
"My mom and Ignatius keep coming and going... they didn't realize me and Mr Strange were talking, and they haven't stopped us yet, so... I don't think she's watching me, unless I start messing with stuff."
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"I'm somewhere deep inside the Rose Queen's gardens," he says. Unfortunately, he's had little mobility, so it's hard to give any major specifics. "I think in like... the middle? It's like a circular area with roses all over, and some dirt in the middle. Mr Strange is in the same place right now, but I don't know how long he'll be here. He said that Ignatius was making him fight, to train him as a soldier, and he looked really stressed out and tired. He's wearing some kind of soldier armor, now?"
In retrospect, he wishes that he'd asked for more details about that, but he hadn't been expecting to make any use of the information. Now, on to the part he wants to explain even less.
"I'm... I'm stuck to the ground, kind of, with these roots growing from my back? They grew out of my wings and trying to break them hurts, so it means I can't move very far..." He puts a hand to his face, trying not to break down as he thinks about everything that had been happening. "But, before I couldn't get up at all, so I don't know if that will happen again..."
The description of the roots lines up directly with the stubs coming out of his shoulders. Steven keeps trying to pour out as much information as he can give.
"My mom and Ignatius keep coming and going... they didn't realize me and Mr Strange were talking, and they haven't stopped us yet, so... I don't think she's watching me, unless I start messing with stuff."