[That was a small relief. It meant Waver didn't need to go enact a binding spell on anyone-- or find a way to curse them to death in their sleep. He had grown up an orphan in the 1980s-- but, luck had been on his side. So many had it far worse.]
There is no way that a kid is supposed to die.
Kids aren't supposed to die.
[Yet he didn't know what to say. There was nothing good to say that would help, and counseling was a matter that required specific trainings that he just didn't have. Mages dealt with matters differently from the general populations as well....
This is far more than he had bargained for.]
Don't be hard on yourself about it. Sometimes, the worst wounds can't even be seen. There's no reason to be ashamed.
Just because your brain knows your safe doesn't mean that your body understands this yet.
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There is no way that a kid is supposed to die.
Kids aren't supposed to die.
[Yet he didn't know what to say. There was nothing good to say that would help, and counseling was a matter that required specific trainings that he just didn't have. Mages dealt with matters differently from the general populations as well....
This is far more than he had bargained for.]
Don't be hard on yourself about it. Sometimes, the worst wounds can't even be seen. There's no reason to be ashamed.
Just because your brain knows your safe doesn't mean that your body understands this yet.