Rose's eyes widen, a little glossy as the severity of it hits her. He's right, and she doesn't want him to be right about something so horrible as that. What people can do to a child in the name of fear... to call a child a "monster" at all is such a horrific thing.
But his question is what really hurts her, and the woman's immediately shaking her head, leaning down closer to him.
"I don't think you're a monster at all. I know you're not." Her voice trembles with emotion as she continues. "I'm so sorry those people tried to hurt you. You're right, the same thing happened to my daughter, just because she was... different, in their eyes. They were afraid of her. But I'm not, and I'm not afraid of you, either."
She gently reaches out a hand to cup the boy's cheek, affectionately, reflecting back on what she'd seen in that memory. His gills and scales.
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Rose's eyes widen, a little glossy as the severity of it hits her. He's right, and she doesn't want him to be right about something so horrible as that. What people can do to a child in the name of fear... to call a child a "monster" at all is such a horrific thing.
But his question is what really hurts her, and the woman's immediately shaking her head, leaning down closer to him.
"I don't think you're a monster at all. I know you're not." Her voice trembles with emotion as she continues. "I'm so sorry those people tried to hurt you. You're right, the same thing happened to my daughter, just because she was... different, in their eyes. They were afraid of her. But I'm not, and I'm not afraid of you, either."
She gently reaches out a hand to cup the boy's cheek, affectionately, reflecting back on what she'd seen in that memory. His gills and scales.
"You come from the ocean...?"