mother knows best

[powershines]

Rapunzel doesn't sleep well, and she does wind up wrapped up in her hair overnight like a golden-cocooned butterfly. She's still dozing fitfully when the sun comes up.

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[powershines]

"Weren't you going to be on errands until the day after tomorrow?"

[onerequest]

"There was a bridge out, so I turned around rather than detour and take even longer and worry you, darling, it's happened before. Did you walk all the way here? You must be exhausted."

[powershines]

"I'm fine."

[onerequest]

"Did you have fun on your little jaunt?"

[powershines]

"The forest is very pretty."

[hisowninvention]

[onerequest]

"I'm so glad you've made it through all right, pet. Who's your - acquaintance?"

[hisowninvention]

"Rolan," says Rolan, with a charming smile.

[onerequest]

"I see."

[powershines]

"He's been very helpful."

[onerequest]

"I'm sure, darling, but can you tell me all about it at home?"

And there it is.

[powershines]

"We're going to the city."

[hisowninvention]

[onerequest]

"...You're going with a strange man who you've never met before just yesterday, to the city? To whatever - bolthole or hideout he has there? Rapunzel, that makes no sense."

[powershines]

[hisowninvention]

Okay, maybe now he's making a face.

[onerequest]

"Do you realize how lucky you've been? Maybe this one doesn't really wish you harm, I don't know and neither do you, but do you think you're going to be able to charm all his dangerous friends? His dangerous enemies? Do you think you'll hold his attention long enough to get an escort all the way to wherever you think you're going instead of being auctioned off - for your hair or worse -"

[powershines]

Well, now Rapunzel is crying.

But she hasn't taken a step towards Gothel yet.

[hisowninvention]

"...Rapunzel..."

[powershines]

Rapunzel looks at him.

[onerequest]

"Rapunzel. This behavior is insane. You've been fortunate enough not to run into any - irrecoverable problems - yet. Not to fall into the hands of anyone more than a day and a half's worth of impatient - yet. Why didn't you talk to me if you wanted this badly to go out and see the forest? We could have talked about it, sweetheart. Maybe not the city, that's nonsense, but you could have looked at some trees up close if you wanted to so badly that you'd go charging off with a stranger."

[hisowninvention]

"Do you want to just - keep going?" he asks Rapunzel. "We could."

[powershines]

"I - I -"

[onerequest]

"Come home, darling. We'll talk about this and come up with something safe to do instead of - this."

[powershines]

"I'm..."