If it hurt, it was not as much as staying where she was would have. She bit her lip against the pain of moving her legs and wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her face into his shoulder to inhale the scent of him. It was the only thing convincing her that this was real. No way would Hybris have managed to coerce Asterion to play along with this nightmare.
“Is- is- Apollo- my sisters-” She stumbled over her words, because it was easier to use the words of others instead of using her own.