Peiter looked away briefly, doing nothing to hide his uncertainty and discomfort. He rubbed his neck as he managed to make eye contact once more, then let out a sigh. "I...still don't really like...laking about it. It's fine; I'm fine. Don't worry about that, I just don't really want to focus on it, alright?"

Running his hand down his face, Peiter's expression quickly became more apologetic. "I'm sorry. I don't want things to go back to how they have been the last few weeks, really. But, unless there's something that can do some real, tangible good for my...situation, I would like to at least try to move on to worrying about other things."

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Meesei did not notice Sabine open the tent at first, something she would quickly come to regret. In the center of the tent, Meesei was sitting on her knees, with her hand held over her heart. Her eyes were closed, with a glowing aura of restoration magic around her, though it was her hand in which her magic was concentrated. Her expression became strained shortly before her hand started to glow as brightly as a fireball. 

Taking in a deep breath, Meesei started to pull her hand away from her chest, at which point the sight became much more horrible. "Aaahhhggg" She screamed, holding her free hand over her snout to muffle the sound. Tendrils of bright yellow restoration energy flowed from her hands into her chest, and almost seemed to tighten as she pulled her hand farther away. The pain it caused her was nothing short of immense. It was enough to actually cause her to give a quiet, but high-pitched squeal, which immediately turned to tears. Many restoration treatments could cause pain, and some caused enough that they could not be entirely numbed, but the pain this was causing Meesei was like that of someone trying to saw through their own limbs with a dull knife. 

Meesei continued to struggle pulling her hand farther from her chest until the tendrils of magic finally disappeared, and she instantly collapsed onto her hands and knees. For a few moments, she simply sobbed, then clutched one hand into a fist and held it up to her heart. It was only after she finally noticed Sabine that she tried to regain some semblance of composure. "Oh, Sabine, no I...you need not worry about me. I am fine, thank you."