[Rinrou]

Frei clearly didn't want to help. She seemed content to sit and watch. But when he started looking for cleaning supplies for the pool, she seemed to get more involved.

There were cleaning supplies, though they looked a little old.

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It took much longer this time but eventually, she was able to stop shaking through she remained pressed to Nic. "... We..." she whispered in a cracking voice before pausing and trying to swallow the lump in her throat with limited success, "We all have scars," she went on, voice muffled by his shirt, "even if... some are more visible than others."