I'm almost doing a fanfic of a fanfic; this is based on EvaBourne's amazing version of the last battle. (You don't have to read it to understand this but you should read it anyway because it's amazing wwwDOTfanfictionDOTnet/s/4135822/1/Glass )
Hem asked first. Just moments after I had defeated Sharma, I was staring around at the death I had caused, and Hem appeared at the door. He came towards me as fast as was possible, dodging bodies, and just stood dumbly in front of me for a moment.
"Are you alright?" he asked at last, in awe.
"Fine," I lied. He nodded, then pulled me into a tight embrace, which I returned.
We went outside together, and joined the rest of the survivors mounting horses which weren't necessarily theirs to ride home. Many people were being rounded up to bury the dead.
We met Malgorn on the ride back to Innail.
"How are you feeling?" he asked from atop his horse.
"Fine," I lied. He gave me a small smile, touched his hat to me, and rode on. I could feel Cadvan's eyes on me and ignored him.
The ride went by without incident, and before we knew it we had arrived in Innail. We went immediately to see Silvia, who kissed Malgorn and embraced Cadvan, Hem and myself. "Are you all alright?" she had asked worriedly.
"Fine," I lied, mustering up a fake smile.
She gave us wine and dinner, before we all went upstairs to go to bed. I had just finished brushing my hair when I heard a knock at my door.
"Come in," I said. Cadvan entered slowly. I put my brush down and forced a smile as he quietly approached me, until he was no more than a step away.
"How are you feeling?" he asked softly.
"Fine," I lied. His eyes made the lie so much harder, so I avoided them and looked at the floor. I felt a finger under my chin, tilting my head up to look at him.
"Tell me the truth," he said gently. I blinked hard and a few tears escaped my eyes.
"Awful," I choked, and he held me safe in his arms as I wept.
Aww :'( The quote was "Sometimes when I say 'oh, I'm fine,' I want someone to look me in the eye and say, 'tell the truth.'"