POV Folarin
Tsuitame began walking in circles, trying; he was clearly indecisive about whether to ask Valis for help or not. It was understandable to see how their relationship got ruined. I don't remember well how it happened; I just remember one day noticing that the two of them didn't hang out as often, and then they almost completely stopped talking to each other.
Valis also noticed his restless behavior but feigned ignorance and waited for him to finally muster his courage. In the end, Tsuitame decided not to go and returned to me.
"Too shy to ask her?" I teased him a bit as soon as he returned.
"Wha- No! That's not it."
"Then what is it?" He would not give me a proper answer; instead, he sat down and remained still, staring at the others that were training.
"Have you ever had this feeling that no matter what you do or try to do, it's useless as it will only worsen things?" He said this, crossing his fingers and leaning a bit forward.
