It isn't anger that causes his face to sag, to make him suddenly look even older than he already does, it's tragic understanding. He reaches, ever-so-slowly, to cup the side of her face where the eye is now covered.

"Then... this is permanent." When they pay a death toll, there's no healing or magic that can undo it. Nothing for it but to accept and adapt.

"I'm sorry, Ruby. I will do what I can to help you adjust."