A bird? I see, so that's what happened... [ one hand lightly touches the makeshift bandages over their eye. ]

Right... right. [ a steady breath, trying to gather their nerves, but something was ripped from them. a lot was, really. and they can only curl a little in. ] ...That's all that happened. That's all of it.

[ and a bit hushed, quieter, as if mostly to talk to themselves ] It troubles me to be this weak, but I...