[It's rare for Mello to say this, which might be obvious from the way it comes out gruffly.
This description of absorbing a Witch's soul is far more worrying than he expected. Once, he would've argued to himself that his main concern is remaining effective in battle, but he doesn't even make a pretense of that anymore: he's worried for Near.]
I'm glad she'll be all right. Was she hurt physically at all?
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[It's rare for Mello to say this, which might be obvious from the way it comes out gruffly.
This description of absorbing a Witch's soul is far more worrying than he expected. Once, he would've argued to himself that his main concern is remaining effective in battle, but he doesn't even make a pretense of that anymore: he's worried for Near.]
I'm glad she'll be all right. Was she hurt physically at all?