[Her screaming is nothing more than rasping air pitched high with fright, and she beats small fists against her attacker—she didn't want this, not with him! She'd hoped, oh, she'd hoped to be an ally with him, and here he...
His words trickle through her emotions, that much a long-time skill she has no means to deny. She goes very still and quiet quite suddenly, her gazes serious on him, if still wide-eyed.
He doesn't know. Of course—he wouldn't know. He doesn't know what they've taken from her, and she guesses from him, too. Whatever skill he might have, it's clearly not as dear to him as her power is to her. She draws in several deep breaths in an attempt to bring her shuddering panic under control.
How is it that they... She pulls back from him, just enough to raise her chin and indicate her throat. She taps it several times, opens her mouth to indicate that as well, and shakes her head: No voice. She hopes he can understand.]
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His words trickle through her emotions, that much a long-time skill she has no means to deny. She goes very still and quiet quite suddenly, her gazes serious on him, if still wide-eyed.
He doesn't know. Of course—he wouldn't know. He doesn't know what they've taken from her, and she guesses from him, too. Whatever skill he might have, it's clearly not as dear to him as her power is to her. She draws in several deep breaths in an attempt to bring her shuddering panic under control.
How is it that they... She pulls back from him, just enough to raise her chin and indicate her throat. She taps it several times, opens her mouth to indicate that as well, and shakes her head: No voice. She hopes he can understand.]