[He remains silent except for a few small, choked noises. He hates hearing the anger, he hates being called 'boy' (he doesn't know why it terrifies him, so much more than if he was just called by his name), he especially hates being told he can't trust anyone. He was trying to help the people here, and a good deal of them were trustworthy. The ones that weren't were standing right in front of him.
But he couldn't say anything like that. If he did, then that would mean rebelling, mean doing wrong, and then he'd be punished. He has to do what they say, and he's so terrified of stepping out of line that he just remains silent while being lectured, because Ganondorf said he must never speak about this, and it's taken so seriously that he decides to just not speak. He'll stay quiet and still until someone tells him to speak or move. He can't even trust himself to breathe out of line, for fear of him causing pain for the people he cares about.]
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But he couldn't say anything like that. If he did, then that would mean rebelling, mean doing wrong, and then he'd be punished. He has to do what they say, and he's so terrified of stepping out of line that he just remains silent while being lectured, because Ganondorf said he must never speak about this, and it's taken so seriously that he decides to just not speak. He'll stay quiet and still until someone tells him to speak or move. He can't even trust himself to breathe out of line, for fear of him causing pain for the people he cares about.]