Maybe this is a bit too much, Alice thinks the moment she spots that stone and its colour. Maybe she shouldn't be pushing a girl who's still young to think about stuff like this, while she should just be living an innocent kid's life.

But it's already a little too late for that, isn't it. Not even just in this moment, but in general. A-Qing has already been hurt beyond what any child should have to endure. And that means that taking revenge is her fair share, even if it means having to think thoughts that would turn a stone blood red.

"It looks like you did it."

Alice squeezes the girl's shoulder a little. Reassuringly. Like she's trying to pull A-Qing back down to this world, this moment.

"Are you alright?"