Alice watched Regina's actions closely. While what she said was still suspect, the way she reacted was a whole other matter. It was clear there was something Regina did not want to say, but... Alice could not bring herself to think it was out of malice.
This also could not afford to get out of hand. Someone would have to get the truth out of Regina eventually, but... This involved the Princess. Clearly. If that was the case, given the concern she had already shown over Alice and Rikka's injuries... Was it something for Makoto's sake, if she could truly take Regina at face value now?
...if for no one else's sake for the moment, it seemed most prudent to hold towards Mana's faith, at the very least.
Mentally, she thumbs through everything she does know, and...
"Regina-san, did you... help us in the end? Is that what this is?"
It was thin, and she didn't know if Regina would pick up on it, but any attempt right then to at least point towards her supposed genuine intentions needed to be played to at least keep this from blowing up into something much bigger. They could figure out the truth of the matter later.
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This also could not afford to get out of hand. Someone would have to get the truth out of Regina eventually, but... This involved the Princess. Clearly. If that was the case, given the concern she had already shown over Alice and Rikka's injuries... Was it something for Makoto's sake, if she could truly take Regina at face value now?
...if for no one else's sake for the moment, it seemed most prudent to hold towards Mana's faith, at the very least.
Mentally, she thumbs through everything she does know, and...
"Regina-san, did you... help us in the end? Is that what this is?"
It was thin, and she didn't know if Regina would pick up on it, but any attempt right then to at least point towards her supposed genuine intentions needed to be played to at least keep this from blowing up into something much bigger. They could figure out the truth of the matter later.