[He starts and immediately stops himself, a brief pause before amending:]
Yes. ...It can be. Someone so corrupted can be controlled...
[His voice is breaking as he speaks. Difficult as it is for him to recount this experience, even if he's not relating it as a personal experience, he's indulging her curiosity. Because if it's anything like what's happening here, they will need to be prepared.]
...But the corruption itself...it's not possession.
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[He starts and immediately stops himself, a brief pause before amending:]
Yes. ...It can be. Someone so corrupted can be controlled...
[His voice is breaking as he speaks. Difficult as it is for him to recount this experience, even if he's not relating it as a personal experience, he's indulging her curiosity. Because if it's anything like what's happening here, they will need to be prepared.]
...But the corruption itself...it's not possession.