[ Finally, her heart and soul and body seem to still at his words as she stands there and receives this reminder of how similar she and Diluc really can be, at times. She knows, as she listens to what he says, that she would be saying the same things to him, were their roles reversed. ]
I...
[ She's been on the receiving end of similar lectures from her friends in the past; they were right in the past, and in this moment Diluc is right, too. But...
I have to protect her... She can't leave me again.
The nightmarish sound of Eustace's voice when he was a Noctaere echoes in her head. Ori turns around to face Diluc, hands instinctively coming up to curl against his chest as she finally lets go of that last bit of energy keeping her going and keeping her composed through everything. ]
I'm really worried about Eustace and Tifa... What we saw in there, Diluc— It wasn't right... But I...
[ But she couldn't help but feel like she could understand why he did it. ]
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I...
[ She's been on the receiving end of similar lectures from her friends in the past; they were right in the past, and in this moment Diluc is right, too. But...
I have to protect her... She can't leave me again.
The nightmarish sound of Eustace's voice when he was a Noctaere echoes in her head. Ori turns around to face Diluc, hands instinctively coming up to curl against his chest as she finally lets go of that last bit of energy keeping her going and keeping her composed through everything. ]
I'm really worried about Eustace and Tifa... What we saw in there, Diluc— It wasn't right... But I...
[ But she couldn't help but feel like she could understand why he did it. ]