She pressed herself to him again and seemed to calm down a little bit. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. How does one ever speak about such unspeakable things to someone?" Pearl gave a sigh and looked at him with a sad look. "Thank you for being here." She wished she could take him home, climb into bed and just... sleep. The whole ordeal exhausted her so.

Her eyes searched his, lashes wetly spiked and tears still streaking her face. She wished she could stop crying but it was hard when one just lost someone they loved, no matter how evil they turned out to be. Even worse, she had possibly killed him. "I need to tell my papa," she whispered.