
Meryl did not have anything to say. It was true, they failed because Mr. Rabbit couldn’t trust them enough to make a simple choice as taking a path on a magic bifurcation.
Even if they were right about it all along, even if they were TECHNICALLY ALWAYS RIGHT…
They were still flawed. And they had failed Mr. Rabbit.
Mr. Rato continued.
“You KNOW your timeline is the doomed one, right? Do you understand any efforts you might endure won’t bring any good for YOU, specifically?
Do you comprehend what I’m saying, Meryl?”
They did. And the comprehension of the fact hit them like a train wreck. To be ignorant to the Truth is a bless - those unaware of it don’t need to make hard choices.
They don’t need to face the consequences of it.
At that moment, Meryl had a choice to make.
But was this really a choice?