Duke Fabre's here now.
I... don't think I could ever have seen that coming. It was out of nowhere - of all people to send here, why him? And why now? It makes no sense...
Heh, of course it would happen just as I'd gotten things sorted out with Asch, and we'd made a home for ourselves. He'll probably try to destroy this one too There must be some unwritten rule somewhere in the world that says happiness never comes easily to the Gardios family. It's... a little tiring.
It wouldn't be as bad as it feels if my arm wasn't acting up so much. Ion removed the curse slot - I know he did. I felt it. And from then on I've been fine, even when we fought Sync. So why is the scar hurting all of a sudden? It seems like every time I get upset or angry, or when the duke is close by (those two usually go hand in hand, actually) I can't feel anything but pain and... rage, I guess. It's so strange, because not only is the curse slot supposed to be gone, but I've given up on revenge. I still hate him, and I doubt that will ever change, but why...?
None of this makes sense, and I... really don't know what to do. I just know I can't tell Asch or Luke. They'll worry too much, and that's the last thing they need.