[She should give his shard back. It's too strong, it's too direct. All she'd wanted was to prove he was lying, to catch him exaggerating his trust in her for some reason she didn't understand, and instead... Her teeth dig in harshly to her bottom lip, nearly breaking the skin in her effort to hold back further tears, but now they have started...
His lips are warm on her knuckles. Her fingers curl in his hand. The empty eye socket stings with salt.]
Don't look...
[He will never look at her the same after this. He will see her for weak, for pitiable, when all she'd ever needed to be was strong... but Liem's betrayal (death) is fresh on her hands, the demon's true form that had assaulted her mind when she'd stabbed out his eye was haunting her, she doesn't know what to do to save the tree, even if she kills another and another will it even matter to secure a Meridian victory in the face of how many of their number seem to be defecting to Zenith- ?
Her voice breaks and her upper spine curls downward over his hand holding hers.]
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His lips are warm on her knuckles. Her fingers curl in his hand. The empty eye socket stings with salt.]
Don't look...
[He will never look at her the same after this. He will see her for weak, for pitiable, when all she'd ever needed to be was strong... but Liem's betrayal (death) is fresh on her hands, the demon's true form that had assaulted her mind when she'd stabbed out his eye was haunting her, she doesn't know what to do to save the tree, even if she kills another and another will it even matter to secure a Meridian victory in the face of how many of their number seem to be defecting to Zenith- ?
Her voice breaks and her upper spine curls downward over his hand holding hers.]
Don't look at me...
[Please.]