pc: jiaoqiu

[sacredpath]

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[fried]

That is the worst part, isn't it.

[ ... ]

She doesn't think she's done anything wrong. She finds this unjust. And it is, really. [ a beat. ] I'm sorry I could not bring myself to help accuse her, even when I knew it was her.

[sacredpath]

You don't need to apologize for that.

[it would be a lot to expect.]

Caring about someone and wanting to protect them is not something to be sorry for.

[fried]

I feel that way about all of you.

[ he says, finally. and he glances at her. and then, like he's really trying to be a person by joking: ]

Some of you more than others.

[sacredpath]

I know.

[he can't really pretend he isn't hurt particularly by some people.]

But some of us are awful, so it makes sense.

[fried]

Not you, though.

[ genuinely. ]

Thank you, Shadowheart. For checking on me.

[sacredpath]

Of course. I'm only returning the favor, really.