Broken Antler Fen All I did was fail today

Pearl gazed in overwhelming worry at the cowering woman. She felt crushed when she was asked to stop, as she only wanted to help. She tried to make herself appear smaller to appease the smaller. 

Liri proceeded to talk about a man, of whom she had suspected was the root of all of this. "The man... he's not here. He can't hurt you anymore, we won't let him. I won't let him," she said in the most comforting tone she could manage, staying where she was."You're alright, you've done nothing wrong."