*Her cheeks are streaked now with tears, clearly tracks down her face, which was dark like the rest of her body, which was covered in a fine black layer, as though she was fresh from escaping a fire. Her wide eyes are glazed as she gazes at him, unable to really understand. Her eyes narrow and she looks at his carefully, frightened still that he is just a trick of the mind. She lifts a shaky hand to touch his hair, then his cheek, and the contact sets her off into yet more heavy tears.

She doesn't have the energy to resist when he lifts her, neither by voice or by action, and her body dangles limply as he moves to take her out of the cell. Her eyes close in exhaustion, and he tired voice fails to fully form a question*

...I-kk-i...?