"Venus, love, would you let me take over for a moment?"
"Why? So you can tell him, I know? That I'm lying."
"No, so I can tell my husband to stop breaking your heart. I live here too, you understand? I feel what you feel. Right now, your soul is breaking, and I can't endure it."
"You can fix it?"
"No, only you can do that."
"Then why try?"
"He understands just as much as you do. He refuses to see it from your side just as you refuse to see it from his. He's desperate, stubborn, and prideful, but I can humble him."
"Fine... Do what you wish. I'm tired." Venus whispers to herself aloud before closing her eyes and falling into a deep sleep.
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Alistarr stands, worried as he sees Venus clutch her head, and cry out in pain. Soon after the outburst, she begins whispering to herself, and his worries only grow. So, despite better judgment, he walks over. He touches her to try and rouse her from her spell of pain. "Venus, are you okay? What is wrong? Does your head hurt?"