[ It's difficult to catch everything that she's saying with the way his heartbeat pounds in his ears. He feels like he's detached from his body, almost watching helplessly as she pushes books into his arms before pulling him to stand. He sways awkwardly for a moment, strength not fully returned to him, but he manages to remain upright this time.
He can't believe this, he can't. All his guilt comes crashing down on him and he feels the familiar stinging in his eyes, the way his throat seems to close up on itself. This is the person he owes literally everything to and he'd imagined time and time again all the things he wished he could say to her should they ever find each other again.
And now that she's here, he can't even speak.
With a shuddering breath, he exhales. Slow and quiet. It does nothing to aid his racing heart, but it does afford him a moment of clarity. Enough that he thinks to stumble back toward the mouth of the alleyway that he'd just left, books falling forgotten to the ground as he pulls her along with him without saying a word.
Even in this state, he knows to get her off the streets. The people of Godsblood are too high-strung after the failed execution of Vaeka, so the sooner they get away from the public eye, the better. ]
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He can't believe this, he can't. All his guilt comes crashing down on him and he feels the familiar stinging in his eyes, the way his throat seems to close up on itself. This is the person he owes literally everything to and he'd imagined time and time again all the things he wished he could say to her should they ever find each other again.
And now that she's here, he can't even speak.
With a shuddering breath, he exhales. Slow and quiet. It does nothing to aid his racing heart, but it does afford him a moment of clarity. Enough that he thinks to stumble back toward the mouth of the alleyway that he'd just left, books falling forgotten to the ground as he pulls her along with him without saying a word.
Even in this state, he knows to get her off the streets. The people of Godsblood are too high-strung after the failed execution of Vaeka, so the sooner they get away from the public eye, the better. ]