Fallon
I don’t understand the harsh weight I’m feeling inside my chest as I look down at the human girl’s fragile form. When I found her in that dank cell with her broken body struggling to breathe, I felt this strong sense of loss. I don’t know why I feel this way. Hell, I don’t know why I feel anything at all. She’s human, and I should not care if she dies─but I do.
Bile collects in my throat as the feeling of her anguish fills my veins. But I won't stop until her body is completely healed and cleansed of its unwashed state. Stumbling back, I blink until the pain and darkness recede to the fringes of my mind. The pain is still there, but it’s tolerable. Thankfully, it wasn’t as bad as we thought. She was not well, but she wasn’t too far gone.
The tension leaves my body as soon as she
