Ishtar didn't seem to be bothered by the pat on the head. In fact, she didn't really move from her spot. She was mighty miserable right now, so there was no way in hell she was going to feel any better soon, anyway. Why bother lying when you are terrible at it in the first place?

The princess eventually, pulled her knees up to her face as she hid her expression from the girl. She didn't really want to show weakness in front of people, but it had been so long since she had felt this way. That moment of happiness ended just as quickly as it started.

"...It's not something-- no, I don't think there's any way to fix it," she replied softly, muffled because of her face was hidden in her knees.