"Lakshmi," he repeats. Hopefully he's not the first to use her name since this fate has befallen her, but he knows the power inherent in hearing something so simple. She had not lost all her agency, no matter what they might tell her.

He meets her gaze and lets his magic linger until she wishes for him to stop.

"I was there when you were brought in, as well. I am sorry I could not do more." For what little that meant now.