[ Death has claimed him, and it is not so strange. Being without a body, without lungs, without a heart is a state to which he is far more accustomed. His adjustment matters little in the face of the great distress he knows he has caused others. First had been the youth, Zidane. Second had been the alchemist, Rinea.
"How small must I make myself to satisfy you? How many times will I..."
Her words, distressed and tearful, echo within his memory. She had avoided injury from him, but he had seen her fear and the pain he had caused. There's another doubt: has she been making herself 'small' to him this entire time? Had he been unintentionally causing her stress before?
Somnus had intended to only check to see if she is present and well, then leave. He does not expect to see someone else already at her residence, especially not the officer.
...It is good that he is here. Hijikata is responsible, a warrior. He can protect Rinea. And so he greets, ] Deathmage.
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"How small must I make myself to satisfy you? How many times will I..."
Her words, distressed and tearful, echo within his memory. She had avoided injury from him, but he had seen her fear and the pain he had caused. There's another doubt: has she been making herself 'small' to him this entire time? Had he been unintentionally causing her stress before?
Somnus had intended to only check to see if she is present and well, then leave. He does not expect to see someone else already at her residence, especially not the officer.
...It is good that he is here. Hijikata is responsible, a warrior. He can protect Rinea. And so he greets, ] Deathmage.