Under normal circumstances, Rosella would've had a keen awareness of just how awkward the situation really was, in light of everything that had happened. But these were far from normal circumstances, and she was much too rattled by the curse to do much of anything but sit and try to get herself under control. She'd make herself sick if she couldn't calm down, she knew.

"I tried not to think about it," she whispered, staring blankly at the floor and leaning a little into the arm around her shoulders. "I really did, I just--I tried, I thought I could make it...I thought I could shut it all out..."