[On paper, that doesn't sound much different than another day in this place. Except that there's a conclusion he could jump to that he's trying to hold back from. The reason she's not telling him.]
Did they hurt you?
[As he says it, he lifts his head, miserable expression and all. It's even more painful to ask than it is to think of what he almost let slip through his fingers... And if that's the case, is this whole thing the castle making it up to him? Who the hell would be watching them that closely? (Meanwhile, their breakfast is getting cold. The one time he doesn't have an appetite.)]
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Did they hurt you?
[As he says it, he lifts his head, miserable expression and all. It's even more painful to ask than it is to think of what he almost let slip through his fingers... And if that's the case, is this whole thing the castle making it up to him? Who the hell would be watching them that closely? (Meanwhile, their breakfast is getting cold. The one time he doesn't have an appetite.)]