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"Nit! Vere et possivile, I vud hafe enfurmed yu uthdervise, muh deer "
No! Were it possible, I would have informed you otherwise, my dear, Qwan said, his Russian (being his first language) predominantly covering his other possible accents. A minor issue of the gift of tongues that rarely showcased itself. Holly herself, although she too was fluent in all other languages, had a slight, but noticeable Spanish influence on her tongue.
Holly gritted her teeth. She was expecting that. She pressed her fingers into her eyes. "But- Come on Qwan. After all he's done for you?"
"Et hus nutting un do vit vat he hus dune!"
"It has everything to do with what he has done! He dragged you involuntarily to Hybras…"
"Nit! He safed my leefe!"
Holly induced tears.
Invisible eyes rolled- but Artemis found the entire scene rather amusing otherwise.
"Un! Chiold! Dun nut chry!"
Holly's tears miraculously stopped as quickly as they came. She sniffled a bit for effect.
"Un soopovse un culd sea vat aye cud due-"
"Well," said Holly voice shaking, "It's pretty bad… The body that is."
Qwan stared wide-eyed. "Haow bathd?"
Tears leaked down her face. Much like the ones before. The only difference was that these tears had not been forced. Artemis could tell the difference immediately. These had run down her face much slower than the last. He sighed and propped himself against the wall, with folded arms and a leg crossed over the other.
"Aye dun nut meen tu upsevt yu, muh chivld. Vut yu kneid tu vealize deese. He vill nut ve dah sum parson he vus befare he dyved. Yu mvust vealise hes huemanity vus stolin frum hem. Derfore he mvay knoe lunger luuk hueman. All ehye um savin', Hully, es knoe vat yu r've briving unto dis vorld beforve yu cum tu vegret evher geeving et buhck ets lyfe."
I do not mean to upset you, my child. But you need to realize this. He will not be the same person he was before he died. You must realize his humanity was stolen from him. Therefore he may no longer look human. All I am saying, Holly, is know what you are bringing into this world before you come to regret ever giving it back its life.
Holly wiped the tears from her face, thinking back to what he had said earlier.
"Do your best to convince him, Holly," he said sadly playing with her cheek again, "we can't keep up like this…"
Holly looked at a disturbed Qwan. "That's a chance I'm willing to take."
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