Aqualina was utterly shocked by her husband's words. She hadn't even said anything, yet he was already speaking as though she had decided to abandon him forever. The accusation struck her so suddenly that her thoughts froze, unable to comprehend how the gentle, loving man she knew could utter something so desperate and irrational.
Why was he acting like this?
This wasn't her Aether.
This wasn't the man who always calmed her fears with a smile, who carried himself with quiet confidence even when the world seemed ready to collapse around them.
*W-WHO ARE YOU?!*
Her voice cracked beneath the crushing weight of fear and confusion as she stared at the figure before her, desperately searching for even the smallest trace of the husband she loved.
*YOU'RE NOT MY HUSBAND!!*
She instinctively scooted backwards until her back slammed against the Encapsular. The cold surface pressing against her back only made the growing dread inside her feel even more suffocating.
*...Huh?*
