[That last line manages to catch Anise off-guard and she freezes for a moment. That was definitely a pang of guilt stabbing through her heart; it's obvious by now that Ion was only dreaming (and that he's probably still asleep), but that doesn't make her feel any better. Of course he didn't want to die, he probably didn't want to die here, and he probably didn't want to die back on Auldrant.]
[But, these are all things she'll push aside for the moment. It's obvious that Ion's in a lot of pain and is really scared, and neither of these is okay with her. The only thing she can do now is try to wake him up, and get him to see that he's safe (even if Luceti isn't somewhere she feels entirely safe, herself). She'll inch forward again, trying not to startle him.]
You aren't going to die, okay? We wouldn't let you die. [Stab. There's that pang of guilt again.]
It's just me. Nothing scary, just me.
[Her voice is starting to shake a bit; she's not really used to having to calm down Ion. For their entire friendship, he'd always been the one who was more composed, and so she's really not sure how to act here. A non-small part of her just wants to run and hug him and beg him to wake up, but if he's this scared right now, that much sudden movement probably wouldn't do him any favors, so she'll continue to approach this the best she can.]
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[But, these are all things she'll push aside for the moment. It's obvious that Ion's in a lot of pain and is really scared, and neither of these is okay with her. The only thing she can do now is try to wake him up, and get him to see that he's safe (even if Luceti isn't somewhere she feels entirely safe, herself). She'll inch forward again, trying not to startle him.]
You aren't going to die, okay? We wouldn't let you die. [Stab. There's that pang of guilt again.]
It's just me. Nothing scary, just me.
[Her voice is starting to shake a bit; she's not really used to having to calm down Ion. For their entire friendship, he'd always been the one who was more composed, and so she's really not sure how to act here. A non-small part of her just wants to run and hug him and beg him to wake up, but if he's this scared right now, that much sudden movement probably wouldn't do him any favors, so she'll continue to approach this the best she can.]