The hybrid noticed the slowed step, glancing over. Was something wrong? He'd just gotten back, and was very happy to be there. He was even happier to see Sebastian, coming up to the borders. The hat was just a bonus. The question was answered by a brief nod, staring down at the ground. He didn't want to talk about this, at the same time feeling an obligation to explain the pain that he had wrecked, perhaps ask for Sebastian to forgive him. Why he'd need Sebastian's forgiveness was unknown, but still.
Thana. To stop me from retreating back into being a complete slave again and doing whatever I'm told to do when I'm threatened. It was a little hard explaining it, the darkness that he could sense off some, knowing that they were killers without them ever saying it. It was terrifying. He had seen some of it with Sebastian the night of the raid, sending him into shock at the delivered death, but even then it wasn't the same as the tainted air Amy and this one had carried.
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