Sabine curled up on the ground and hugged her legs in her arms when Lorag backed off. In that moment, she did not know how to answer him. Every thought of regulation techniques that she was taught were blanked out behind the turmoil. The only place her mind went naturally was to get a warm hug from Meesei but now that thought just made her feel worse.

"I want to..." Sabine stopped to whine and bury her eyes in her knees. "Do not...know...do not...know...hurts..."

From the moment Lorag had let go, Sabine's emotional state was getting progressively worse.