[Sinclair had slept deeply but fitfully. He had woken up and found the dinner Oria had left him, and eaten it. But after that, he had returned to sleep, tormented by dreams and lost memories.
There's screaming in his dreams. Emil, run! Quickly! The soldiers are--. An agonising scream. Pleas for mercy. Mocking laughter.
Thank you for showing us the way, Emil. For your loyalty, you alone will be spared. But, for the rest of this town...
No. No. That wasn't what he wanted. He never wanted this. Why?
Emil, quickly, get out of here--run and don't look back.
No. He doesn't want to. He's scared. He doesn't want to go. He...
Then there's Aria. Lovely Aria, who laughed and made him feel human, her eyes wide with terror as her shields fell and--
The door creaks open and Sinclair's eyes snap open. His cheeks are damp and his eyes are hot. He turns over, blinking through the blurry haze of tearss]
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There's screaming in his dreams. Emil, run! Quickly! The soldiers are--. An agonising scream. Pleas for mercy. Mocking laughter.
Thank you for showing us the way, Emil. For your loyalty, you alone will be spared. But, for the rest of this town...
No. No. That wasn't what he wanted. He never wanted this. Why?
Emil, quickly, get out of here--run and don't look back.
No. He doesn't want to. He's scared. He doesn't want to go. He...
Then there's Aria. Lovely Aria, who laughed and made him feel human, her eyes wide with terror as her shields fell and--
The door creaks open and Sinclair's eyes snap open. His cheeks are damp and his eyes are hot. He turns over, blinking through the blurry haze of tearss]
...Oria? Is that you...?