Is the Knight crying? (Chapter 3 and 4 spoilers)

Evening folks, in Knight_Overworld_Droop (which plays when you first meet the Knight.) it appears to be dripping some fluid from it's face.

Knight_overworld_droop

There are two ways I've seen interpreted, I personally saw it as drooling but others have seen it as the Knight crying.

Now both options are likely valid since the white part of their face appears to both act as an eye and their mouth.

So why is this important? Well, if it's drooling then it emphasizes some sort of bestial/animalistic nature to the Knight. Which is peculiar especially when it seems so graceful and almost taunting/smug at other moments.

If it's crying, then thats a lot more interesting, Why is it crying? Is it in pain? Why is it in crying specifically at that moment?

So folks, is the Knight crying or drooling? In either case does that tell us anything interesting about the Knight?

I think it’s just to look creepy

It's probably drooling, but I can understand where the idea that they're crying came from.

"And so wept the fallen star, making rivers with its tears. Then, slowly, from the bitter water, something grew. It looked like glass."

I still like Dess Knight theory because if Dess liked anime then the Knight’s whole demeanor makes so much sense

My heart yearns for Dess Knight but my brain says most of the evidence points to Carol

Well who says the guy on the phone is the Knight? Maybe Carol is separate from the Knight
And the Knight’s demeanor doesn’t really match Carol anyway

I'd be surprised Carol ended up being the Knight. For one, she very much does not seem like the type of person to pose and act like the Knight does. Plus, the Knight seems to be already present at the church while Carol is at home.

I do think Carol is an accomplice though, for sure.

I'm fairly sure it's a group call. White text being Carol and Red text being the Knight, the two discussing what to do next while Kris listened.

I don't think text color is a consistent indicator of anything despite looking ominous.

Yeah when the Knight was casually floating up the stairs with her arms crossed while Susie was chasing her I knew

its possible that since the knight seems to be made of darkness maybe it's just dripping off normally without it specifically being drool or tears, like if someone poured a bucket of dark liquid on it

I assumed it was just melting kind of like Gaster does in a lot of fanart

the roaring knight: it's asriel or dess because dess is missing and we don't see asriel for a while

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Zok trooper ahh type quirk

Do you not know who i am? i am gnarpy! i am the mozt perfect zpace alien of all zpace alienz!

Nuh uh

I personally think it’s either drooling, or the knights body like fragmenting because they appear to be made of shadow/darkness which is mainly referred to as either glass or liquid in Deltarune so parts of their form could be dripping off of them

About it being Asriel...
Asriel's away at college, far away from Hometown.
Theyll have to make up an excuse for him being the Knight.

the next chapter will give us more clues