[ She rushes it in once she hears the strain in his voice. There's guilt in her voice and even as he can't see it, Alice is already raising her hands to her head, lightly tugging on her hair. It's an old habit from her youth -- she would pull out her hair when she was in duress. A lot of these old habits seem to be coming back, much to her dismay. There is no fear in Alice and yet she finds herself trembling, because it upsets her to say these things. ]
Well- The last I saw of him, it was not in good circumstances. That was weeks ago, I- well, there is no easy way to say it. He was killed in battle.
I'm sorry, sir, I didn't want to give you more stress.
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[ She rushes it in once she hears the strain in his voice. There's guilt in her voice and even as he can't see it, Alice is already raising her hands to her head, lightly tugging on her hair. It's an old habit from her youth -- she would pull out her hair when she was in duress. A lot of these old habits seem to be coming back, much to her dismay. There is no fear in Alice and yet she finds herself trembling, because it upsets her to say these things. ]
Well- The last I saw of him, it was not in good circumstances. That was weeks ago, I- well, there is no easy way to say it. He was killed in battle.
I'm sorry, sir, I didn't want to give you more stress.