It's because he's not a part of the illusion, Billy knows. It's because he wasn't enchanted not to see it. And that would be easy to fix, so easy, even easier than giving them all wings. He could do it.
And then he'd wake up from it, just like the others. And he'd hate you for it.
Listen to him, he's already begging you to stop. You made a promise.
No more magic.
...oh...
He'd forgotten.
Tentatively he steps forward, crouching down and gesturing with a hand to make the illusion of Teddy's mother back off. He watches Teddy, noticing the tears on his cheeks, the way he's flinching and shrinking away.]
...Teddy... Teddy, are you sure...?
[The question itself is a pointless formality. He already knows the answer he's going to get.
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He should have known.
It's because he's not a part of the illusion, Billy knows. It's because he wasn't enchanted not to see it. And that would be easy to fix, so easy, even easier than giving them all wings. He could do it.
And then he'd wake up from it, just like the others. And he'd hate you for it.
Listen to him, he's already begging you to stop. You made a promise.
No more magic.
...oh...
He'd forgotten.
Tentatively he steps forward, crouching down and gesturing with a hand to make the illusion of Teddy's mother back off. He watches Teddy, noticing the tears on his cheeks, the way he's flinching and shrinking away.]
...Teddy... Teddy, are you sure...?
[The question itself is a pointless formality. He already knows the answer he's going to get.
How could I have screwed this up so badly?]