[What she says is true. It stings, but it's still true.
The line his mouth forms tightens, taking him a little longer to answer so not to have his barely-held-together facade completely shattering into pieces.]
...Things were winding down on our end when Aira contacted Donnie. From what I could tell at the time, it was urgent, so we both booked it to her location. When we found her, she broke through a window to distance herself from the crows chasing her down. And we were ready to get her out of there, no matter what.
But that's when we ran into that lady. Maleficent.
[His face pinches, frustration coloring his voice by varying degrees.]
She just...called to Donnie. Aira an' me, we tried to keep him with us. I don't think he wanted to go in the first place! We tried to stop her! But we just made it worse...
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The line his mouth forms tightens, taking him a little longer to answer so not to have his barely-held-together facade completely shattering into pieces.]
...Things were winding down on our end when Aira contacted Donnie. From what I could tell at the time, it was urgent, so we both booked it to her location. When we found her, she broke through a window to distance herself from the crows chasing her down. And we were ready to get her out of there, no matter what.
But that's when we ran into that lady. Maleficent.
[His face pinches, frustration coloring his voice by varying degrees.]
She just...called to Donnie. Aira an' me, we tried to keep him with us. I don't think he wanted to go in the first place! We tried to stop her! But we just made it worse...