[ Ciri shakes her head, a little too hard. It throbs in protest, and she winces and presses a hand to her forehead, staring straight ahead. Beside her, she can see Alucard folded in on himself, unable to lift his head, and she wants suddenly to touch his arm, to offer reassurance somehow. If that's even possible.
She doesn't reach out, of course. ]
Stop that. You have nothing to apologize for.
But I... [ Well, not that it was her fault, but still. It's so invasive. She feels filthy, but it isn't because of Alucard. ] I am sorry to have brought up such memories, inadvertent as it was. You have my word, I'll never speak of this. It was never my business, and it isn't anyone else's either.
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[ Ciri shakes her head, a little too hard. It throbs in protest, and she winces and presses a hand to her forehead, staring straight ahead. Beside her, she can see Alucard folded in on himself, unable to lift his head, and she wants suddenly to touch his arm, to offer reassurance somehow. If that's even possible.
She doesn't reach out, of course. ]
Stop that. You have nothing to apologize for.
But I... [ Well, not that it was her fault, but still. It's so invasive. She feels filthy, but it isn't because of Alucard. ] I am sorry to have brought up such memories, inadvertent as it was. You have my word, I'll never speak of this. It was never my business, and it isn't anyone else's either.