[...oh. Gives him this long, curious look. They're probably very close to eye level like this and he's... hesitant for once );]

It hurts her system, dear. The one that keeps all you little jades where no one will ever see you. You'd have died in the dark if you hadn't run away. [lkjsdf look at all this pity here, please don't do this to him right now] Change is never easy. Things have to be broken before they can be fixed.