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[Rapunzel had spent the last few days trying her hardest to remember who she was, where she had come from, and why she was here - or even...where she was.

But now...

Now she remembered.

And she wished that she didn't.]

I....I remember. I remember everything.

[That's all she says and then the book is slammed shut. She's out in the orchard, sitting under

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[drinkuntilidie]

Rapunzel!

[So much for taking it easy the rest of the week.]

Girliemon tell me where you are.

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[Her text is shaky. She can't really get much out besides a single word.]

Orchard

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[drinkuntilidie]

Coming.

[And he's off like a shot to find here. She is most definitely not okay.]

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[She doesn't respond. She's too busy sitting in the orchard like a ball of misery.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[It's really not hard at all to find a sobbing ball of hair and pink. Once he sees her he kneels quietly beside her and places a hand on her shoulder.]

Rapunzel...

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[She's trying not to be a giant ball of hysterical mess, but there's only so much a little not!princess can take of this.

And she's a little broken right now. Zombies, getting sick, hallucinating, excruciating pain, dying alone and abandoned and cold in a hallway...

Yep. Not stopping the waterworks.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[You know what? He's just going to wrap those big arms around her and hold her.

He's right there for you Rapunzel. He'll always be there.]

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[That...helps, actually. It makes her feel safe and secure - way more so than her mother ever did, if she was going to be perfectly honest with herself.

She flung her arms around him and buried her head into his shoulder, letting the tears come.]

[drinkuntilidie]

Let it out Sunshine. Let it all out.

[He doesn't know what did this to her but he doesn't particularly care. All that matters to him right now is making her feel better.

Kevas runs a hand through her hair making soft hushing noises to help calm her.]

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[She'll eventually calm down and be able to tell him exactly what is the matter with her, but currently Rapunzel can't stop the waterworks long enough to form a coherent sentence that Kevas would actually be able to make any sense out of.

Instead she just keeps her head buried, and quietly cries for the next few minutes, until she's entirely spent of tears.]

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[Until that happens Kevas will just continue to hold her and stroke her head softly.]

Don't worry, I be right here and I be goin' no where.

[He kisses the top of her head softly.]

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[It eventually does, and her tears stop and she's finally just quietly sniffling instead of sobbing like a maniac.]

I-I'm sorry.

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[When she stops Kevas leans away and wipes the tears from her cheek.]

Don't apologize. Dere be notin' joo haftah be sorry fuh.

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It's....this is silly. I shouldn't...I shouldn't be so upset...so many others...

[She swallowed and let him wipe her tears.]

Had it so much worse.

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[He puts his hands on her shoulders and gives her a little squeeze.]

Listen to me Sunshine, whatchu be goin' t'roo be just as important as any uddah mon here and don't tell joorself uddahwise. If joo be needin' to cry dat be okay. What ain't be okay be tryin' to hide joorself away from dose dat love joo.

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[She smiles shakily at him, sniffling a little.]

I…I know, but…I just didn’t want to be a bother.

[Everyone had so much to worry about with their friends hurting friends and people dying horribly…Rapunzel just…hadn’t wanted to be a burden to anyone. That was the last thing she’d ever wanted to do.]

…Thank you.