Some real 'beauty and the beast' vibes going on with Rhuarc the orc's story...
“Rhuarc?” When he turned around at the sound of her voice, he found Syl looking at him. “Are you alright?” she asked with a frown. Her alto was still hoarse and rasping, and he wondered if she was still in pain. “I’m fine. Are you? Did I heal you enough?” At his question, she smiled, and something in his chest slipped sideways when he saw it. How could a woman who’d just been through the torment she had experienced still find the grace to smile like that? And at an orc of all creatures.
