[ Edgin's heart breaks, watching how easily Xenk interacts with Kira. How cute she looks when he places the crown on her head. And although Zia is in this dream, it strikes him as strange how oddly domestically Xenk fits in here. As if it could work.
And then the guilt hits him like a punch to the stomach. He might be able to get past Zia's death, but he could never replace her. And yet here he was, in this dream, with a dream version of her just there, just behind him, and he's thinking of Xenk Yendar of all people, and how kind he is being to the dream version of his child. ]
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And then the guilt hits him like a punch to the stomach. He might be able to get past Zia's death, but he could never replace her. And yet here he was, in this dream, with a dream version of her just there, just behind him, and he's thinking of Xenk Yendar of all people, and how kind he is being to the dream version of his child. ]
I'll come along in a moment.
[ Is he lying? Honestly, even Edgin isn't sure. ]