โ
โ ' whโ no . no , i'm not hurt . '
โ his stress comes from within , deep in his
โ mind . his gaze flickers between asa and
โ the otherwise empty home surrounding .
โ
โ ' it's ... nothing . '
โ except it wasn't .
โ even an eridian could easily tell that .
โ
โ
โ that startles him a second time , but he's
โ slowly recovering from the initial shock , his
โ breath coming back as his racing heart calms .
โ ' iโ i'm okay . it's okay . '
โ
โ
have they been in his house
the whole time .แฃ maybe.
they're waddling up to the
side of his bed โธ squeaking &
poking at his arm in concern.
โ
โ
โ ... oh no . no no .
โ ' it'sโ i don't think it's that bad , ' he insists ,
โ but to be honest , he just doesn't want to
โ deal with the pain no matter how momentary
โ it might end up being . still , he's following .
โ