Alfred was old enough and experienced enough to keep his cool, he understood it wasn’t an easy thing to hear, after all that’s happened so he wasn’t going to hold her temper against her. His face was a combination of sorrow and sympathy. After all, he’d basically raised Frankie from a toddler, back when he joined the family after leaving Orlais. He was certainly more a parent to Frankie than his mother had ever been. It was hard keeping it together, but he owed it to Adaria to keep his cool, the last thing they needed was for both of them to lose control in the heat of the moment.
Adaria, it won’t bring him back….He winced slightly at the pressure, taking a few steadying breaths, he didn’t want her to see the things, but he knew he wasn’t strong enough to keep her out of his mind. She was bound to see every detail, totally unsensored. He wanted to protect her from it, but there was only so much he could do. Images flashed through his mind, Eularia, Elgar’nan, all the things he wanted so badly to protect Adaria from, but she wasn’t a kid any more, not really, and she certainly wouldn’t be one after learning these truths. As the images flashed through his mind, a tear slid down his cheek.
Adaria….He pleaded quietly.
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