[A small sort of relief sweeps through Leo at that, and he slumps a little closer into Huvrye. He knows that Huvrye can't promise him that he won't go back to the Prison Dimension, that he'll get to go home, because he doesn't have any power over that. But those words - you don't need to beat yourself up - sink into him enough to lighten the vice on his heart, just a bit.
It may not be enough to completely remove the guilt, it may not stop the nightmares, but maybe he can be allowed to ease up on himself a little.
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It may not be enough to completely remove the guilt, it may not stop the nightmares, but maybe he can be allowed to ease up on himself a little.
Maybe accept the comfort being offered to him.]
...Yeah. I guess that is what it would mean.
[It's about the best he can muster right now.]