— Knights and Knaves —

~Ib All Alone~

Garry?

Garry, what's wrong?

We're going home now, aren't we? Mama says she found a way out. I was really scared when I saw mama and papa together before, but I'm okay now.

Now that mama's here, maybe we can see the rest of the gallery together.

What do you mean, Garry? But mama's right there. See? Isn't she pretty? Papa says that I look a lot like her when she was little, but I don't know. I think mama's a lot prettier than me.

But grown ups don't lie, do they, Garry? Other kids do sometimes, but grown ups don't lie.

Garry? Garry, why do you look so scared? Don't be scared. I'm here too. I'll protect you. Mama sings to me when I have bad dreams, and they go away for a while. Papa tells me to make friends with the scary things in my dreams instead, but I don't really know what he means. It doesn't matter, though. Papa's quiet, but he says good things that I'll understand when I'm older. Should I sing for you too, Garry? I'm not too good at it, but I can try. If it'll make you feel better, I'll practise a lot. I'll practise a lot, and then, maybe.

Then, maybe...maybe you won't look so uncomfortable anymore.

But, Garry, you know...I feel kind of tired now. I feel really tired, but...I don't know why. It's been a really long day, I guess.

I think I'll just sleep for a while now.

When I wake up, maybe we can have those hamburger candies you were talking about? We can talk some more, and we could do crosswords. I'm not good with words, so Papa helps me a lot, but I'm getting better at it. That would be...What was that word..? Nice. Yeah, that'd be nice.

But, I'm a little sleepy, now, so...is it okay if we wait 'til tomorrow?

Can you stay with me 'til then?

Promise?

I can believe you if you promise, Garry.

Grown ups don't lie.

A/N: The game Ib and its characters do not belong to me.