[Before coming to Vatheon, Zelda would have panicked and withdrawn if she saw anyone cry, much less a grown man. But like it or not, her time away from her duties has softened her considerably. Here, her drive to care for her country is being funneled into a need to care for people individually. She holds his head to her chest and covers his ears, shielding him from the scenery of his dream as best she can. Though they're essentially in the midst of a battlefield, her heartbeat is slow and steady.]
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