[ The forest is dark, and quiet, and there are hostile things waiting. This is...normal. If not for the decidedly unfamiliar surroundings of a clearly aboveground forest, it could almost be a dream of Hallownest.
They wander through a thick grove of trees and stop, abruptly, at the sight before them, looking between their father and their sibling.
Their first instinct is to put themselves between the two- not this one, you sacrificed them, you don't deserve to, but--
They hesitate, visibly, hand on their sword. None of this thought process shows up, of course, so all the Pale King and the Hollow Knight see is a small vessel emerging from the undergrowth and freezing upon seeing them. ]
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They wander through a thick grove of trees and stop, abruptly, at the sight before them, looking between their father and their sibling.
Their first instinct is to put themselves between the two- not this one, you sacrificed them, you don't deserve to, but--
They hesitate, visibly, hand on their sword. None of this thought process shows up, of course, so all the Pale King and the Hollow Knight see is a small vessel emerging from the undergrowth and freezing upon seeing them. ]