[Ion doesn't know what to do. This was different from last time, when Guy had only attacked Luke... but this time the outcome was so much worse. And the only thing Ion could do was sit and watch as Guy remembers, whether that be in pieces or entirety. He keeps his hand in his lap, his eyes fixed on Guy's face. He's never seen Guy like this before -- so unsure, so scared -- and it only serves to make this whol situation feel even more unreal than it already did.]
[When Guy finally speaks, Ion's reply is immediate.]
Luke is fine.
[He doesn't know that. He doesn't know what became of Luke at all. He was gone by the time Ion had arrived. But he needs to believe it. He needs to believe Luke is all right, that the healers got to him in time, that he's just resting in the clinic and sleeping off his pain... he needs to believe it so strongly, when he says it, he very nearly convinces himself that it's the truth. And that's likely the only thing holding him together right now, outside of his immediate concern for Guy.]
[But his face doesn't look happy. Because that sentence isn't over yet. Perhaps it's just the events of the day wearing him down, but he's not in a position to soften the blow about the truth of what happened.]
[He can't look Guy in the eyes when he continues, staring instead down at his lap.]
/KNOWS THIS FEEL
[When Guy finally speaks, Ion's reply is immediate.]
Luke is fine.
[He doesn't know that. He doesn't know what became of Luke at all. He was gone by the time Ion had arrived. But he needs to believe it. He needs to believe Luke is all right, that the healers got to him in time, that he's just resting in the clinic and sleeping off his pain... he needs to believe it so strongly, when he says it, he very nearly convinces himself that it's the truth. And that's likely the only thing holding him together right now, outside of his immediate concern for Guy.]
[But his face doesn't look happy. Because that sentence isn't over yet. Perhaps it's just the events of the day wearing him down, but he's not in a position to soften the blow about the truth of what happened.]
[He can't look Guy in the eyes when he continues, staring instead down at his lap.]
...but Asch is dead.