[And he's slapped across the face! His head does the jerk that happens when someone is slapped, though he's been harder before (maybe it's a good thing she handed over the crystal before this). But the act itself and the things she saying? Is more than enough to stun him]
But I-
[It was the truth, wasn't it?! It was the truth he knew! He was nothing but a screw up, he only brought misery. Yet here she was saying-]
no subject
But I-
[It was the truth, wasn't it?! It was the truth he knew! He was nothing but a screw up, he only brought misery. Yet here she was saying-]
[He doesn't know how to react to any of this. ]