Natalia raised a gloved hand to her mouth in an attempt to muffle whatever sound came out of it. Perhaps curiosity didn't kill after all, instead it hurt furiously. The words continued to replay in her mind.

To go through all of that.
To be replaced, forgotten, abandoned.
To be forced to live in the shadows.
How could anyone survive such a fate?

...Asch had done it. How completely oblivious she'd been, with her biggest concerns being the care of her country and finding some way to make Luke remember, and later trying to figure out their secret.

She couldn't fix this; she was partially at fault. Even so, Natalia walked up behind Asch and wrapped her arms around him. No one should have to go through this alone.