[Aqua winces, but he takes it. He deserves that much from her and more.]
Would it have been worse than losing them?
[His voice breaks slightly. He's not, after all, Lortel's only support. He's not the only one who's been here with her since the beginning. What he's feeling, she must be feeling, too. The pain of abandonment and survival. The wish for them back.]
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Would it have been worse than losing them?
[His voice breaks slightly. He's not, after all, Lortel's only support. He's not the only one who's been here with her since the beginning. What he's feeling, she must be feeling, too. The pain of abandonment and survival. The wish for them back.]