[If there was a quicker way for someone to completely destroy Darin, that was it. His eyes go wide and his hand falls from Claude's shoulder.]
No...
[Gods above...how could this have happened? After everything they'd done to try and secure peace, after everything they'd done to help.]
[Oh gods what about Allura? If nothing was known about Lestari, was she...? He could feel his heart grow cold and somewhere, deep down, that feeling he'd known when Caster cursed him was creeping into his awareness. That complete despair of losing everything he cared about. If Allura was gone...]
[What was the point...?]
[He could try and contact her but...what would happen if she didn't answer? Could he bear that right now?]
[He takes a wobbly step back, but his legs don't support him. He falls backwards onto his rear and just...sits there.]
[Where did he go wrong...? He should never have tried to save the dragon. If it weren't for him, the dragon wouldn't have gotten away. He could have helped shift the tide against the giant or...or better yet, put his healing to use in Lestari...! Then maybe...]
[He looks up at Claude...but he doesn't so much look at him as he looks through him.]
no subject
No...
[Gods above...how could this have happened? After everything they'd done to try and secure peace, after everything they'd done to help.]
[Oh gods what about Allura? If nothing was known about Lestari, was she...? He could feel his heart grow cold and somewhere, deep down, that feeling he'd known when Caster cursed him was creeping into his awareness. That complete despair of losing everything he cared about. If Allura was gone...]
[What was the point...?]
[He could try and contact her but...what would happen if she didn't answer? Could he bear that right now?]
[He takes a wobbly step back, but his legs don't support him. He falls backwards onto his rear and just...sits there.]
[Where did he go wrong...? He should never have tried to save the dragon. If it weren't for him, the dragon wouldn't have gotten away. He could have helped shift the tide against the giant or...or better yet, put his healing to use in Lestari...! Then maybe...]
[He looks up at Claude...but he doesn't so much look at him as he looks through him.]
What have I done...?