Grimacing, Amun gave Maea's knee a squeeze. Looking up at her, he tried to catch her gaze as best he could. "Maea. Listen to me." Taking a deep breath, he let it out as a sigh. "I don't agree that it was ever you, but even if it was, it's not you anymore. Okay? It's not you." He pressed his lips together.
Blinking as she explained how she tried to save the Fae, his free hand curled into a fist. Forcing it to relax, he placed it on her other knee. "It was self-defense. You did everything you could." Pausing, he added, "And you kept your promise to me."
Blinking as she explained how she tried to save the Fae, his free hand curled into a fist. Forcing it to relax, he placed it on her other knee. "It was self-defense. You did everything you could." Pausing, he added, "And you kept your promise to me."
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