[Jade stares back at the crowd that got hit with the last beam. He made a mistake.
Then he exhales deeply and turns away. Now is not the time to be racked with guilt. The complete change in Rialynn's demeanor is an obvious sign that she has been released from the mind-control. Approaching should be safe now...]
Put away your sword, Albel. It's over.
[Jade moves past Cloud, briefly clasping the young man's shoulder to indicate he's not planning to attack, and kneels by Rialynn. It really would have been better to kill her before the situation escalated, but it's too late to think that now. He reaches down to remove the ring, this time with considerably more care -- partly for the sake of her emotional state, but mostly to make sure the thing is not pointed at anyone in case it's triggered again by accident.]
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Then he exhales deeply and turns away. Now is not the time to be racked with guilt. The complete change in Rialynn's demeanor is an obvious sign that she has been released from the mind-control. Approaching should be safe now...]
Put away your sword, Albel. It's over.
[Jade moves past Cloud, briefly clasping the young man's shoulder to indicate he's not planning to attack, and kneels by Rialynn. It really would have been better to kill her before the situation escalated, but it's too late to think that now. He reaches down to remove the ring, this time with considerably more care -- partly for the sake of her emotional state, but mostly to make sure the thing is not pointed at anyone in case it's triggered again by accident.]