Wounds

"Diaval's hands gently took Maleficent's arm. Maleficent's reaction was was instantaneous. She flinched away from him, her usually perfectly removed expression twisting into a grimace. "I'm not going to hurt you." Diaval muttered comfortingly, sad at Maleficent's reaction. He had suspected that her story was one of abuse. He could see it in the anguish always present in her eyes."