[Any sinking horror he might've had dissipates the moment she moves- the moment she whispers her pain. She's still in there somewhere, but this is what her mother has left her with.]
Mafuyu...
[He pulls her close, trying to hold back his tears.]
It's okay. It's okay...we're gonna get you back to normal.
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But he knows something is wrong as soon as he has her cradled in his arms.
He hears the others shouting around him, but he feels himself trembling as he looks at that concave veil.]
M-Mafuyu...?
[Well..might as well face the horror of removing that veil.]
cw: facial horror
After a moment, she shifts like she's trying to look away.
It hurts...
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Mafuyu...
[He pulls her close, trying to hold back his tears.]
It's okay. It's okay...we're gonna get you back to normal.
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[To Arven]
Yer in charge of carrying her real gentle like, ok? A guy like you'd better fer that than me.
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As if you need to ask. She'll be safe and sound with me.