[Korrin holds onto that right hand as thought it's a lifeline. Right now, her kadan is the reason she's not completely falling apart. As much as her heart aches and she isn't sure when it's ever going to stop, the fact that she can count on Araceli for the unvarnished truth is exactly she needs right now.

She lowers her head and sighs.]

Dammit. I'll have to ask Cole if he's told anyone else. That's not something he needs to be spreading around, but he disappeared on me -literally- before I could ask.

That's what I keep thinking; either they remain ignorant and are fine for now, but could -literally- blow up in their faces later...or I tell them, and their lack of bard or Ben-Hassrath training makes them vulnerable. I don't want to put anyone at risk, or get Kas in trouble if this is something we can....

[...override, fix? How can they possibly fix this? There's a choked sound from her that attempts amusement but is more of a sob than anything else.]

That's the thing; Kas wasn't lying, that's what he knew to be the truth. That's what Qunari brainwashing can do, make you think you're a whole other person. He almost called me 'mom' once...and now I'm just a 'dangerous thing'. A saarebas.

...fuck.