I'm not blaming you for your village or your family.
[He jerks a thumb at the ring behind them.]
What does this fix? You think she cares?
[And, a hair more gently:]
What you're doing won't make you hurt less.
[He shouldn't care, probably. She'll almost certainly just brush him off, but he can't help it. He keeps thinking about Octavia. I didn't think there was a pressing need to reveal your sister's a monster, Murphy had said. He still can't shake it.]
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[He jerks a thumb at the ring behind them.]
What does this fix? You think she cares?
[And, a hair more gently:]
What you're doing won't make you hurt less.
[He shouldn't care, probably. She'll almost certainly just brush him off, but he can't help it. He keeps thinking about Octavia. I didn't think there was a pressing need to reveal your sister's a monster, Murphy had said. He still can't shake it.]