Pel wraps an arm around Sina's shoulders, ducking her head. She presses a kiss to her temple.
"What we discovered at Dirthamen was horrible. They'd...they'd cut apart their high priest and kept him alive with Veilfire. So he was trapped, and tormented, all that time. Then I came back. And...I was attacked. I was attacked and beaten by someone who said the Inquisition's arresting elf mages, or something, and we can't be trusted. And I couldn't...I couldn't write up a report about the very worst of ancient elven magic we've ever seen."
Tears are knocked down to her cheeks when she blinks.
"Then Cyril got sick, and it seemed like everything was trying to kill us again. Just like it was...back in Clan Ashara. I thought it was a sign I needed to hide what happened at Dirthamen. I was so afraid--I'm still afraid if it gets out, if Seeker Cassandra learns of it, people will mistrust us even more. More people could be attacked like I was."
That was a lot of information to spill at once, but it's been bottled up for a month. She didn't want to worry Sina, but Dirthamen was Sina's project as much as hers. She should know.
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"What we discovered at Dirthamen was horrible. They'd...they'd cut apart their high priest and kept him alive with Veilfire. So he was trapped, and tormented, all that time. Then I came back. And...I was attacked. I was attacked and beaten by someone who said the Inquisition's arresting elf mages, or something, and we can't be trusted. And I couldn't...I couldn't write up a report about the very worst of ancient elven magic we've ever seen."
Tears are knocked down to her cheeks when she blinks.
"Then Cyril got sick, and it seemed like everything was trying to kill us again. Just like it was...back in Clan Ashara. I thought it was a sign I needed to hide what happened at Dirthamen. I was so afraid--I'm still afraid if it gets out, if Seeker Cassandra learns of it, people will mistrust us even more. More people could be attacked like I was."
That was a lot of information to spill at once, but it's been bottled up for a month. She didn't want to worry Sina, but Dirthamen was Sina's project as much as hers. She should know.