loren
Loren closed his eyes. "Don't bother. Worrying about me, I mean." Letting out a humorless chuckle, his lips twisted into an ugly caricature of a smile. "I always seem to do just fine." There was a bitter and guilty tone to his voice.
Nodding slowly, he opened his eyes. "Yeah. That'd be good. For both of us. Thanks." Again, his tone was hardly the most grateful, but he did mostly mean it, and hopefully that would come through in the bond if nothing else.
Sighing at Jigano's comment, the healer looked away and rubbed an arm. "I know. But I don't know..." His voice trailed off as he bit his lip.
Nodding slowly, he opened his eyes. "Yeah. That'd be good. For both of us. Thanks." Again, his tone was hardly the most grateful, but he did mostly mean it, and hopefully that would come through in the bond if nothing else.
Sighing at Jigano's comment, the healer looked away and rubbed an arm. "I know. But I don't know..." His voice trailed off as he bit his lip.
Never judge a book by its cover.