[ whatever magic is in this place is cruel, iwatooshi thinks, as the story unfolds. it's nothing he hasn't heard of before - someone taking advantage of another's kindness, only to turn around and abuse it. but it makes his heart ache, for one like alfyn to suffer for it. he is so painfully human, in all the best ways, but it's that open heart of his that leaves him vulnerable to heartbreak like this.

iwatooshi reaches out to place his hand over both of theirs, another layer of reassurance. ]

You are a kind man, Alfyn-dono, to try to save as many lives as you do. Very few can speak to the level of dedication that you show each day. I'm certain that she felt your care, even in her last moments.

...I know that doesn't make it any easier, knowing what happened. But you can't blame yourself, when all you were doing was trying to help who you could. Kindness isn't a mistake, especially when your memories and experience have been stolen from you. You are not at fault.