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Aethyra nearly smiled, and continued to walk, her pace and gait unchanged. So, he wasn't leaving her...good. But at the same time, terrible: because he was suscepting himself to her nightmares. Things could get terrible now, especially thanks to the dark feeling that sat festering in her chest. "Be careful, Alain," she said gently, "or someone may believe you care about someone other than yourself." It was unfair and a bit cruel to say, she knew, but it was her attempt at teasing. It made her somewhat happy that he decided to stay, but she squelched those feelings, her mind on the darkness ahead.