Her forehead struck the floor again and again, making sharp, hollow sounds.
She sobbed until her voice broke, her whole body shaking with grief.
"I never should have come between you two. I am a terrible person, a homewrecker. I do not deserve your forgiveness."
Her voice shook and broke as she lifted her head just enough to speak, tears streaming down her cheeks, "But I truly cannot bear to be blind again. Miss Corvyn, you can hit me or scold me as much as you want... just please give me that medicine!"
She bowed her head once more, her words coming out in a desperate, trembling rush, "I truly cannot go on living like this otherwise!"
Kaelen copied her actions exactly. The sound of their heads knocking against the floor rose and fell like a grim rhythm.
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