It didn't sound like a half bad place, it sounded like Central almost. Alchemy doesn't work in that world, it's considered magic, and there's apparently a war going on when I'm going to show up. Not that that's much different from home.
[She can't see it, but he frowns deeply and nearly winces at what she says next. He knows exactly what sort of punishment she means.]
[There's not much point in saying something like "I'm sorry", it would just sound trite and useless in the face of that.]
...did she hesitate, at all?
[He asks dully, like he already knows the answer. But he wants to know for sure.]
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[She can't see it, but he frowns deeply and nearly winces at what she says next. He knows exactly what sort of punishment she means.]
[There's not much point in saying something like "I'm sorry", it would just sound trite and useless in the face of that.]
...did she hesitate, at all?
[He asks dully, like he already knows the answer. But he wants to know for sure.]