The darkly delighted purr inflames his nerves, makes him even more sensitive to gentle touches and distracting images, but it isn't an order.
Zerxus closes his eyes, for a moment, and just - anchors himself, as much as he can.
"I knew what I was getting. Time, to do what I needed to do. A chance, to do something - else." With a slight shake of his head, he pulls back and turns around, starting to shed the rest of his armour. "But none of that is important. We need to get you settled, figure out what's happening, and fix it."
Ah, yes. You're so good at that. Shut up, Asmodeus.
He expects another lance of pain through his temples. It doesn't come, and somehow that's worse.
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The darkly delighted purr inflames his nerves, makes him even more sensitive to gentle touches and distracting images, but it isn't an order.
Zerxus closes his eyes, for a moment, and just - anchors himself, as much as he can.
"I knew what I was getting. Time, to do what I needed to do. A chance, to do something - else." With a slight shake of his head, he pulls back and turns around, starting to shed the rest of his armour. "But none of that is important. We need to get you settled, figure out what's happening, and fix it."
Ah, yes. You're so good at that.
Shut up, Asmodeus.
He expects another lance of pain through his temples. It doesn't come, and somehow that's worse.