You have so much of everything but still you wanted more
Fingertips brushed the outside of his hands lightly, as if she might draw more reassurance from the added touch. "It's okay," she replied softly, even managing a smile. "We've always been a messy family. I still love you, dad. Even if you're a dragon about things. And I love Remi too, even when he's..." She made a vague looping gesture with a hand that could mean anything. Something chaotic and not entirely nice, perhaps. "If you ever need to get away for a bit, feel free to say I'm dragging you off on adventures." She could even do just that, more than she already was. Far more - the silence between them was unintentional and hopefully easy to remedy.
Breathing easier under the unconditional offer to help - he had never been anything but supportive, yet it was just as heartening every time Ronin confirmed this - the girl nodded, and reached across the table to grab his hand. "Thank you. I'll talk to her. And if I figure something out, I'll let you know. Do... you think there's any point in talking to the Eye about this?" If everyone was as set in their beliefs as Gideon, it might be a dead end, best avoided.
Breathing easier under the unconditional offer to help - he had never been anything but supportive, yet it was just as heartening every time Ronin confirmed this - the girl nodded, and reached across the table to grab his hand. "Thank you. I'll talk to her. And if I figure something out, I'll let you know. Do... you think there's any point in talking to the Eye about this?" If everyone was as set in their beliefs as Gideon, it might be a dead end, best avoided.
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