"I never...I can't..." he stuttered, then forced himself to calm down.
He held Nyx and trembled a bit.
"I'm alright," he assured him then. "I'm alright..."
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"I never...I can't..." he stuttered, then forced himself to calm down.
He held Nyx and trembled a bit.
"I'm alright," he assured him then. "I'm alright..."