[For a moment he hesitates before reaching around to hug her back. Usually he's anxious about people touching his shell but he trusts Shu. He also might have been needing a hug, not that he'd ever admit it.]
I...I know it isn't. But she was being controlled. Used by the Empire against her will. She...she was crying when she cast spells to attack us.
I thought it'd be better fighting her in close quarters, but the fire spell she used on us even burned herself. Deedee healed me a little after that, but everything was happening so fast.
[No time to pause, no time to have second thoughts. He still had some bandages, mostly around his hands where his metal staff had seared his palms.]
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Date: 2025-01-24 12:36 am (UTC)I...I know it isn't. But she was being controlled. Used by the Empire against her will. She...she was crying when she cast spells to attack us.
I thought it'd be better fighting her in close quarters, but the fire spell she used on us even burned herself. Deedee healed me a little after that, but everything was happening so fast.
[No time to pause, no time to have second thoughts. He still had some bandages, mostly around his hands where his metal staff had seared his palms.]