[The more Anise explained, Ion's face changed from a look of shock into a frown, his eyes downcast. Experiments, painful ones, with even more kidnappings...!?]
That's... [And the fact that all his friends had likely been experiencing this for so long finally sunk in. His voice was soft when he finally spoke.] Why would anyone do such things...?
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That's... [And the fact that all his friends had likely been experiencing this for so long finally sunk in. His voice was soft when he finally spoke.] Why would anyone do such things...?