[Her words feel like a dagger in his heart. Had her mind been altered, too? Had she been made to forget? What's worse is how she is seemingly afraid of him - afraid of his appearance, afraid of how he is a stranger to her.
She'd been so bold towards him when they first met. He remembers how he had told her of their troubles, handed her his coat to cover up with, and she was already committing to the cause. How she had stood by his side under a Kenoma's attack, despite him imploring her to run.
How much more will be taken from him, he wonders?
As she requests, he doesn't come any closer. He knows there are more important things at hand, but he still finds it difficult to bear. The flinch of pain is clear in his expression. He has to steady himself.
Finally, he reaches into his bag, producing an oversized tunic. He tosses it to the ground at her feet.]
...Aye. There are those that would pursue you here... intending to offer you to this land's tyrannical ruler as a slave. You... are in your home no longer.
no subject
She'd been so bold towards him when they first met. He remembers how he had told her of their troubles, handed her his coat to cover up with, and she was already committing to the cause. How she had stood by his side under a Kenoma's attack, despite him imploring her to run.
How much more will be taken from him, he wonders?
As she requests, he doesn't come any closer. He knows there are more important things at hand, but he still finds it difficult to bear. The flinch of pain is clear in his expression. He has to steady himself.
Finally, he reaches into his bag, producing an oversized tunic. He tosses it to the ground at her feet.]
...Aye. There are those that would pursue you here... intending to offer you to this land's tyrannical ruler as a slave. You... are in your home no longer.