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[A flurry of words were coming from Rayfa, apologies, crying for acceptance from him, telling him how compassionate that man was. And that just throws everyone thing else she said out the window, still fixated on how much Rayfa was trying to defend this man.]

How...how can you still say that? About that bastard after what he's done? [He tried, he really did to look pass this, but he just could not accept it, not after what that man had put him through. The room actually shakes in his rage, the heat becoming something muggy, like after a rainstorm. The stuffing is going to burst from that poor mitamah with the way he was squeezing it more tightly.] You didn't even consider he was playing you as well, to get to me? Playing the father that I could not have been for you?!

[Everything about this that he had kept to himself, to avoid hurting an innocent party could not be contained any longer. He was looking at her in utter disbelief, unable to see that insufferable man as anything else but a murderer, unable to see that Rayfa was already distraught.] This is exactly what he wanted! To convince you into believing he was more than just a lying, murdering scumbag, to wound me where it counted!

[ it's not that he doesn't see inga as a murderer. what ga'ran did was unforgivable, but ga'ran was never nice to her in the first place. it's easy to un-love a woman like her. but inga took care of her and rayfa respected him. despite what he's done, it's difficult to erase the past. but dhurke is slowly opening her eyes now, saying that she was just being used. and this in turn makes her grieve all the more. not for inga anymore, but for herself. ]

I-- was not aware... [ this is taking a toll on her, though, much like how it is when she tries to communicate a spirit. it takes too much out of her body at times and now she's feeling dizzy. her coughing is genuine too, as she struggles to breathe as she continues to cry. ] I believed that--

[ she can't even continue anymore. was the person she loved this whole time just playing her? she gave him a part of her, and while the executions were likely necessary because of the law, murdering dhurke was something else. now her world is being changed and she has no idea how to cope with it. ]

[Only Inga really knew if his feelings for her were true or not. But he's not here, and after what Dhurke had seen of him, having been tortured by him and then murdered, it's easy to see he could have manipulated his own daughter as well.

Regardless of the truth, the fact of the matter is Inga has managed to slip through the cracks and hurt him personally, leading him to take out his anger and frustration on Rayfa. The realization will come to him soon enough, now that he had made his outburst and start to see his daughter properly. She was crying, completely shaken by what had transpired, looking frailer than he had ever seen her. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breathe, to get his bearings once more. He still felt pain and hatred, but he needed to stop. What Inga did was not his concern, he needed to be here for Rayfa now and not let that man further tear this family apart. The shaking will start to subside, the stuffy atmosphere finally going away.

He moves to wrap his arm around Rayfa, pulling her into a hug, the gift laying forgotten in his lap.]

...I'm sorry. That was not right of me to take out my anger on you.

[ rayfa has never cried this much in a while. the last time this happened was when she was told by ga'ran that she was just "adopted" and that her true mother was somebody else. it hurt so much that it affected her work as the priestess in the high court of khura'in. this hurts so much too, as if her heart is being torn apart. thankfully it's not literal because she would certainly die if that happened.

not that she doesn't feel like dying now. she expected this talk to be painful, but not like this... not like this. it hurts so much, and she can't even say anything anymore. instead, she keeps crying and her sobs grow louder and louder. she wants to speak and apologise again, but all that comes out of her mouth are puffs of air as she struggles to breathe properly again. ]

[He squeezes her gently, rubbing her back to help calm her down. Seeing how much damage he's done to her has left him feeling guilty, the lowest of the low that he hasn't felt since he lost everything that day. No good parent would upset their child like this. It's the last thing he wanted to cause after not being there for any of them.]

...Listen to me, all right? [He nudges her gently, his voice much softer than what it was before.] You have done nothing wrong. You were just as much a victim to their schemes as our people were. And I should have come for you sooner, maybe it would have saved you from the suffering you're going through. [But sooner never happened and now they're all paying for it. This is what the cards have dealt them and he has to find a way to work through it.] There is nothing that you have to prove to me. No matter what you think or believe of me, I will always love you as my daughter.

[ dhurke is obviously trying to make her feel better and make her stop crying, but she can't seem to stop. his words only make her sob louder because now she begins to truly think that her whole life was a lie. as she cries some more, she coughs louder too. she tries to look at dhurke and mouth another apology, but nothing comes out.

eventually, though, the rain outside stops and rayfa heels. now feeling dizzy from her recent outburst, all she wants to do is lie down and sleep. it looks like she's been drained of life. a part of her does feel bright and happy, that all dhurke has for her is love, but she's still experiencing this huge revelation that is shaking her world. ]

Then... I wish to be the daughter that you have always dreamed me to be. You may tell me anything you like, and I will do it.

[Dhurke remains at her side, holding her in his arm, being patient with her. He wants to help ease this pain, but only time could heal something like this. All he can do is keep supporting her, that he'll stay with her even in the hardest of times. It's what father's do afterall. Eventually, after she had calmed down a bit, he'll plant a kiss on her head. Whatever uncertainty he had about how she would take this, he kept at bay so he could give her something more affirmative, that she is his own child. For him, he was happy, happy that he had another chance to hold his own daughter in his arm like this, to be able to kiss her after being separated from her when she was only a baby.]

I'm not going to force you to do anything you're not comfortable with. I just want you to be happy, and get to know you better.

[ her expression softens and she wipes her tears away as she smiles. ]

Yes, I would like that too.

[ in fact, they can start now! ]

I would like to know your full name.

Full name? [It's been a while since anyone requested that, since before he was labeled a traitor to the Kingdom.]

...It's Dhurke Hitesh Sahdmadhi.

Then... Will you mind if I change my kitty's name to Hitesh?

[ she bows her head then, evidently showing respect. ]

[The biggest smile starts to form on his face.]

Of course not! In fact, I fully support this change. [He could finally call the cat by a name.]

[ oh! thank god. this is the start of their newfound relationship as father and daughter! ]

Thank you. Thank you very much! [ she'd say it again but she's beginning to cry again, but out of joy this time. ]

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It couldn't handle the heartbreak

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