She could still hear their voices, calling out to her, asking her if she was okay, trying to reach her. But she couldn't answer them. All she could see was what was happening in the memory, in Duo's memory.

The man had stopped beating Duo, and she had hoped against all reason that maybe he would end it there. But he didn't. And in the next minute the man had his braid and a blade and--

That's when she finally looked away. She closed her eyes so the memory would stop, hands over her face as she sunk to her knees, trembling all over.

"... I... I'm okay..." she said in a tiny voice, tears rolling down her cheeks.