[Wrath could have uprooted a tree and hit Envy square in the chest with it and it wouldn't have knocked the air out of him like that news just did.]
[There's no doubt that his widened eyes and the fear in them are genuine, because Envy would never try to look like that if he could help it, not even for an act.]
You're lying.
[The denial comes out automatically, sounding far away to Envy's own ears. He's still reeling, but it can't be true. He can't have run away. He wouldn't. And as his denial resolves, the anger comes right back to the forefront.]
I'm not a traitor! There's nothing to remember because it wouldn't happen!
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[There's no doubt that his widened eyes and the fear in them are genuine, because Envy would never try to look like that if he could help it, not even for an act.]
You're lying.
[The denial comes out automatically, sounding far away to Envy's own ears. He's still reeling, but it can't be true. He can't have run away. He wouldn't. And as his denial resolves, the anger comes right back to the forefront.]
I'm not a traitor! There's nothing to remember because it wouldn't happen!