[Rue has been slapped before and it feels nothing at all like this. It didn't hurt nearly so much. The hands at her chest curl into weak fists as she shakes her head no.]
She's, she's not here, there is no Kraehe here! It's just me. [But unlike Duck and Tutu, there is no separate power granting her the darkness. It lives inside of her and has for years.] You don't have to be afraid.
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She's, she's not here, there is no Kraehe here! It's just me. [But unlike Duck and Tutu, there is no separate power granting her the darkness. It lives inside of her and has for years.] You don't have to be afraid.
[If that's true, why is she about to cry?]