[ Letting herself be led to sit, mainly due to being too stunned and disoriented to properly insist she's fine (she is most certainly not fine). ]
I know. It's not your fault. Something about the word 'knight'... the whole world tilted. [ Taking the handkerchief and dabbing at her eyes hastily, before anyone else can see. There are rules about brooding, and she's the one who wrote them! ]
I'll be okay. It was just surprising. [ And the ache inside her went from manageable to overwhelming in one great rush. ]
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I know. It's not your fault. Something about the word 'knight'... the whole world tilted. [ Taking the handkerchief and dabbing at her eyes hastily, before anyone else can see. There are rules about brooding, and she's the one who wrote them! ]
I'll be okay. It was just surprising. [ And the ache inside her went from manageable to overwhelming in one great rush. ]