"Az? Are you okay?" Glitch found Az sitting alone in the library. He knew she had been crying.
"Oh… I'm fine." She wiped away her tear trails but she didn't make eye contact. It didn't take Glitch's new brain to know what was wrong.
"You're not fine, look at you." He sat down across from her in the window seat.
"I look awful, don't I…?"
"No, not awful. But you do look upset. Come on, it's Glitch, you can tell me." He smiled at her kindly. Az finally looked at him, surprised.
"You got your brain back, didn't you…"? Glitch looked hurt. "Oh, Glitch, I'm sorry… I just meant… well, you…"
"It's okay. I haven't glitched in a while, I can understand. Yes, I got it back. Now, you wanna tell me what's wrong, or do I have to go get Raw?"
"It's Zero." That's all Glitch needed to know. He nodded and rubbed her arm. "I don't know what's going to happen to him."
"He's got a family, Az."
"I know, I know… that's not what I mean. I just mean, I don't know what he's going to do with himself. It's hard for me to live with myself and I never saw the majority of the killings. Zero actually executed them…" Another flood of tears came.
"He'll get through it. Just like you did. The best way for you to help him is to always be there for him." Glitch said innocently. Az laughed ironically.
"Glitch, a princess can't exactly 'be there' for people."
"Well… if not for him, you'll at least be here. You being alive will be enough." Azkadellia looked out the window. "What, what is it?"
"That may be the wisest thing you've ever said." She hugged him. He smiled to himself over her shoulder and hugged her back. From behind the stacks, DG and Cain had been watching.
"Do you wanna tell them they glow or should I?" DG winked at Cain.