[ The squeeze to her arm helps to ground her, giving her another thing to focus on amongst the panic and sheer... sadness? Relief? It's such a dizzying mix of emotions right now, and how she's sobbing right now doesn't help.
Her chest aches, tight and constricting in a way that she hasn't felt for years, and she reaches to rub at her eyes as she tries to calm down. Just take a deep breath, in and out. Husk's words don't surprise her thought - even before, she was... difficult to speak to. It was one of the many reasons why she was apprehensive of the old woman. ]
How... [ Her words trail off as her breath stutters, but she gives herself a moment - taking a deep breath and trying again. It's such a harsh shock that she's already feeling her head pound from it, but she can work past this. ]
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Her chest aches, tight and constricting in a way that she hasn't felt for years, and she reaches to rub at her eyes as she tries to calm down. Just take a deep breath, in and out. Husk's words don't surprise her thought - even before, she was... difficult to speak to. It was one of the many reasons why she was apprehensive of the old woman. ]
How... [ Her words trail off as her breath stutters, but she gives herself a moment - taking a deep breath and trying again. It's such a harsh shock that she's already feeling her head pound from it, but she can work past this. ]
How long was she... down there?