Complete...no chance?
Although I already guessed things would not go as smoothly as hoped, when the girl in front of me, so beautiful that no words could describe her, nodded decisively and solemnly declared failure, Motan couldn't help feeling down for a few seconds. But he quickly perked up before the girl could hide her self-deprecating smile, clapped his hands, and said.
"It's too early to talk about giving up now."
He raised an eyebrow at his downcast companion, offering a clean and dependable smile: "I don't want to say 'there's always a way', but considering our somewhat extensive experience dealing with kobolds, if we reorganize and proceed slowly..."
"There will be progress, I know."
