[ she does yeah it's true. but he still wouldn't do it.

there's a deep, shuddering inhale, and then he buries his face into rondo's shoulder and just cries for a bit. he's not ashamed of the vulnerability, but is more relieved to have someone that won't judge him, won't scorn him, won't turn him away or call him a monster, a witch. won't chase him off. ]

I had... I had to kill her, at the end. W-we had to fight every face used against us, and she made them hurt us, too, and you -