There is an implication here that Break is afraid of Alice's sister and quite frankly he is not going to deny it. Her behavior in Trench is so much more stable than it was when they first met that he has settled down considerably, and they have arguably become pretty disgusting, strolling around town arm in arm looking like father and daughter or Break letting the pale Alice pull him by the hand as she floats off to investigate something interesting. He believes her, when she says she doesn't want to hurt anyone anymore, or wants it to be a matter of protecting what she's come to love if she has to. He's willing to get to know her for the person she's becoming here, rather than treating her as the devil who once haunted his nightmares.
But it's wise to be afraid of her, Break thinks, in much the same way it's wise to remember that Oz once had a habit of sliding into murder mode himself, ranting about destroying anything that dared to hurt an Alice. This place twists people's minds sometimes, and Break figures regressions and violence are a matter of when, not if. And when the time comes that the former Will of the Abyss falls to corruption or blood effects or whatever else it is that gets her, well. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, as they say.
"Off you go, then," Break says, instead of verbalizing any of this. "There's another loaf of that herb bread from yesterday in the breadbox."
For now, there are many truces in this household. One is that there is no need for either of them to be territorial about the snacks when Break prefers the sweet and Alice prefers the savory, which works out well for them. He keeps up this truce by bothering to tell her where her own favored treat will be, instead of making her rummage for it amidst the inevitable piles of cookie tins that occupy the kitchen. A gesture of his good will, you might say.
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But it's wise to be afraid of her, Break thinks, in much the same way it's wise to remember that Oz once had a habit of sliding into murder mode himself, ranting about destroying anything that dared to hurt an Alice. This place twists people's minds sometimes, and Break figures regressions and violence are a matter of when, not if. And when the time comes that the former Will of the Abyss falls to corruption or blood effects or whatever else it is that gets her, well. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, as they say.
"Off you go, then," Break says, instead of verbalizing any of this. "There's another loaf of that herb bread from yesterday in the breadbox."
For now, there are many truces in this household. One is that there is no need for either of them to be territorial about the snacks when Break prefers the sweet and Alice prefers the savory, which works out well for them. He keeps up this truce by bothering to tell her where her own favored treat will be, instead of making her rummage for it amidst the inevitable piles of cookie tins that occupy the kitchen. A gesture of his good will, you might say.