[And his hair goes right back to drooping again. She'll be so disappointed. Yeah, that's what he's worried about too. He may not be quite as devoted as Amanda, but the Fog God expects things from him. She gave him a task, and so far he'd rate his performance as "acceptable", if even that.]

[If he can't live up to her expectations, what if she makes him go back home? Realizes there's no point in keeping him around because he's a useless, stupid child?]

[He's silent for a few moments, gazing at some spot on the ground with a far-off look in his yellow-green eyes. Eventually he sighs, closing his eyes and shaking his head a little before opening them again.]

Well...lamenting our failures won't accomplish anything. You only hold yourself back when you dwell on things like that. There's still time, so we'll just have to try even harder from here on out.

[He's definitely not giving up. Nope.]