He didn't even know where to begin to explain, or if he even could. Stepping closer, Ronan nudged her shoulder with a paw because he hated that look on her face. All wide-eyed and unsure, like he should do better, that he needed to fix this. He'd had the weight of a city on his shoulders and that had broken him, he just couldn't take much more.
But she knew, because pups weren't given enough credit where it was due. They were young but not stupid, noticed the rising tension and the uncertainty in the adults eyes - the world had changed and no one knew if it would ever be the same again.
"All of that and more." Even Ronan hesitated at the thought of divulging the depths of depravity strangers could reach towards little girls. Some things were best left unsaid, even if he knew and had seen it for himself. "If anything or anyone hurt you, I'd have to kill them and I'm kinda tired today." He shrugged, trying to brush it all off, the slight hitch in his voice not as concealed as he wanted it to be.
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