But it's the fact that she's still a little girl on top of being a Changeling that got my attention.
[As it did everyone else. He remembered how fast word had spread after the Blade King brought her to Falner months ago. Plus, it wasn't hard to notice how she kept trailing after him wherever he went ever since.
All this had hit close to home for him, too. He'd seen children who were victims of abuse before. And he knew the kind of durance Ogres endured in Arcadia. Lyall's case was a horrific blend of the two that has consistently troubled him for months.]
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[Have a sigh from him.]
But it's the fact that she's still a little girl on top of being a Changeling that got my attention.
[As it did everyone else. He remembered how fast word had spread after the Blade King brought her to Falner months ago. Plus, it wasn't hard to notice how she kept trailing after him wherever he went ever since.
All this had hit close to home for him, too. He'd seen children who were victims of abuse before. And he knew the kind of durance Ogres endured in Arcadia. Lyall's case was a horrific blend of the two that has consistently troubled him for months.]