She's known for some time both Clive and the other Dominants were affected by some curse; which, she assumed, also included Joshua. Then she'd learned the strange, blackened burn marks on him were caused by another matter entirely.
She can only imagine that if there is a solution to any of their afflictions, it is in the Dominants' homeworld. So where does that leave them here? With hope, yes, but with the possibility of frustrating dead ends after dead ends...something with which she struggles, herself. It breaks her heart to see others go through it.
She reaches out to him once more, placing her fingers on his forearm that he grips. The touch doesn't linger, as she's only trying to bring his attention back to the present, out of his thoughts.
But she does finish his sentence for him. ] Live.
He'll live.
[ Does she knows this? No. Obviously, no, but as soon as she catches his gaze, she'll hold it with a determined, level one of her own. ] He'll live, [She repeats, keeping her voice firm. ] and do you know how I know this?
[ Her tone suggests she's going to tell him anyway, but she waits for his response. ]
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She's known for some time both Clive and the other Dominants were affected by some curse; which, she assumed, also included Joshua. Then she'd learned the strange, blackened burn marks on him were caused by another matter entirely.
She can only imagine that if there is a solution to any of their afflictions, it is in the Dominants' homeworld. So where does that leave them here? With hope, yes, but with the possibility of frustrating dead ends after dead ends...something with which she struggles, herself. It breaks her heart to see others go through it.
She reaches out to him once more, placing her fingers on his forearm that he grips. The touch doesn't linger, as she's only trying to bring his attention back to the present, out of his thoughts.
But she does finish his sentence for him. ] Live.
He'll live.
[ Does she knows this? No. Obviously, no, but as soon as she catches his gaze, she'll hold it with a determined, level one of her own. ] He'll live, [She repeats, keeping her voice firm. ] and do you know how I know this?
[ Her tone suggests she's going to tell him anyway, but she waits for his response. ]