He hesitated but then nodded slowly. He figured it was a pride thing, because that's definitely what it would have been for him, but he could respect that. Accepting help was never easy, even from friends, and it was even harder when that help could possibly be mistaken for charity if you squinted at it in the right light. So he didn't push, just reached across the table to awkwardly pat her hand. "Right, well... I'll be rootin' for you, at least. An' lemme know when you're ready t'build your new home, yeah?"
He knew it was a weird question and it wasn't technically his quest, but he still relaxed a little when she agreed so readily. "That'd be great, thanks. I'll let 'er know you're willin'!" And maybe sensing some of Maea's reluctance to speak on it further when he had his own trauma that he was still trying to avoid processing, he sat back without prying further. Though he did grimace when she lifted her spoon again to take another stab at the jellyfish.
"Hmm?" Visions of doing some stabbing of his own at nasty violet tentacles twisted in his mind with blood splashed on the snow and he had to shake his head to refocus on her question. "Oh, uh... yeah, should be. I'll be takin' Alys up t'Halo soon so we'll be goin' right over it. Might as well stop an' do some flower huntin' while we're passin' through. I'll keep an eye out for you. Maybe you guys can meet up there, even?"
He knew it was a weird question and it wasn't technically his quest, but he still relaxed a little when she agreed so readily. "That'd be great, thanks. I'll let 'er know you're willin'!" And maybe sensing some of Maea's reluctance to speak on it further when he had his own trauma that he was still trying to avoid processing, he sat back without prying further. Though he did grimace when she lifted her spoon again to take another stab at the jellyfish.
"Hmm?" Visions of doing some stabbing of his own at nasty violet tentacles twisted in his mind with blood splashed on the snow and he had to shake his head to refocus on her question. "Oh, uh... yeah, should be. I'll be takin' Alys up t'Halo soon so we'll be goin' right over it. Might as well stop an' do some flower huntin' while we're passin' through. I'll keep an eye out for you. Maybe you guys can meet up there, even?"
