Even just the shoulder pat from Abylus was immensely re-assuring to the mermaid, and coupled with Father Quigo's hug and kind, forgiving words, it was almost enough to make the mermaid actually smile! And yet, the guilt of having struck and killed a brainwashed friend in her ignorance, moments before he would presumably have been freed from the demon's hold, only grew with the warm reception. Shouldn't she be punished for killing a friend, or at least a nice acquaintance?<br/><br/>Now struggling to keep her tears in, and occasionally even reaching up to wipe them away before they appeared, Taizee mumbles, "I-i really didn't do much... A-abby killed the tree... I-i was just i-in the wa-hmmmph!", only to break off and smack both hands into her cheeks! She couldn't just whine and feel sorry about herself and the situation! The mistake was already done, and nothing could be done about it, now she just needed to move on... At least Cadrick died too quickly to suffer much...<br/><br/>Still rather teary eyed, but determined, the soft-hearted fighter would take on a stern half-frown, as she first idly replied to Lili'fey with a quick, "W-we really didn't save you though, y-you freed yourself just as we barged in! I-if anything, t-thank you for assisting us with the plants!", before turning back to Lang by her side, and father Quigo. "S-so, the grain actually was... Bad, in some ways then? ... Then we shouldn't stay here too long and eat what little untainted food you have left here... B-besides, a boat off of here was coming tomorrow right? And like Lang said, we need to deliver that... T-that spirit I forgot the name of... Annorus or something like that, as quickly as possible! ... Ma-maybe we could find more food on this island to bring to Drasz?"