"No..." Jenn said quietly as she walked over to him, bringing the balm with her and opening it. It wasn't the first time she had been tasked with the aftercare of another's punishment but it was the first time that she had caused it.
"This will help" she told him, although she was sure he must already know it. It couldn't be his first punishment could it? That thought made her blood run cold. Jenn knew she shouldn't feel bad, it was the reality of slavery after all and she had long since accepted that but still the feeling persisted.
She teared up and started shaking, the shock of witnessing the boys ordeal settling in. He had not deserved such an extensive punishment, that had never been her intention.
"Em... Emrys... I'm so so sorry" she whispered, silent tears falling from her cheeks. She owed him the truth at least, he had to know that she was to blame. She deserved his hatred as much as he felt that Mir did.