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[confiteor]

 Mun, I thought you'd forgotten...?

I don't think---no, I'd rather not altogether, you have way too much on your plate already, and---

Wait, where are you going!? What are you---

There's no convincing you, is there?

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[sahl]

Oh, Abel. [ she curls both arms around him, drawing him close and sliding her fingers into his hair, stroking tenderly. ] There is nothing for me to forgive. You had no way to know.

[ she leans down to press a kiss to the top of his head, eyes sliding shut. ]

You've suffered long enough for something that was never your fault.

[confiteor]

[ He shakes his head slightly, before leaning it into her. He's quiet, his voice gravelly and laden with regret. ]

But I should've known, I should've---

[ His hands are left unoccupied, gently hovering above her shoulders as though he is unworthy to touch her. ]

Please, please, forgive me, I should never have asked, but if there's anyone who can...