[ Royce turns off the video, and Alfie gets to hear what happens.
He moves forward, slow and quiet on the ground. He stops right next to her, and rests a hand on her arm. There's no response at all, just hysterical sobbing, and Royce can't deal with it. He wants to hold her so badly that he can't breathe. She barely even seems to realize he's there, though - and it's like the last time all over again but worse. He has to kill her. And he doesn't even get to say goodbye.
Royce lifts off the floor, curls up around her like he's trying to keep her warm, his cloak body gently settled on her, and then he slits her throat, quick and easy. She chokes, gurgles, and Royce very carefully holds her, lowers her down to the floor.
Royce doesn't come back to the tablet. He just wraps around her and holds for a while. ]
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He moves forward, slow and quiet on the ground. He stops right next to her, and rests a hand on her arm. There's no response at all, just hysterical sobbing, and Royce can't deal with it. He wants to hold her so badly that he can't breathe. She barely even seems to realize he's there, though - and it's like the last time all over again but worse. He has to kill her. And he doesn't even get to say goodbye.
Royce lifts off the floor, curls up around her like he's trying to keep her warm, his cloak body gently settled on her, and then he slits her throat, quick and easy. She chokes, gurgles, and Royce very carefully holds her, lowers her down to the floor.
Royce doesn't come back to the tablet. He just wraps around her and holds for a while. ]