[Felicia was probably the least competent Adult of the bunch, besides Ophelia's father, but no one needed to know that particular detail.]
So they put you in the room with someone who's hurt and...this thing?
[She pointed at the murder weapon before trying once again to heal the fallen butler...to no avail.] What was the point of that, even?
[Frowning uncertainly when she realized that her healing spells weren't working, she carefully set the staff down and leaned in over the victim.]
...
I think we have trouble, Ophelia. It's not good, but I need to check something.
[Carefully, she pressed her fingers against the victim's throat, mimicking a gesture she had seen Princess Sakura do many times since meeting with Hoshido's forces. Though she didn't speak much to the Hoshidan royals, she had asked about this because of how unusual it was to her.
After a moment, her eyes widened and she visibly paled when she realized what the problem was.]
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So they put you in the room with someone who's hurt and...this thing?
[She pointed at the murder weapon before trying once again to heal the fallen butler...to no avail.] What was the point of that, even?
[Frowning uncertainly when she realized that her healing spells weren't working, she carefully set the staff down and leaned in over the victim.]
...
I think we have trouble, Ophelia. It's not good, but I need to check something.
[Carefully, she pressed her fingers against the victim's throat, mimicking a gesture she had seen Princess Sakura do many times since meeting with Hoshido's forces. Though she didn't speak much to the Hoshidan royals, she had asked about this because of how unusual it was to her.
After a moment, her eyes widened and she visibly paled when she realized what the problem was.]
This is trouble. This person.....they're...
[dead.
She couldn't spit out the single word.]