you're falling further down
She's aware of it all, yes, but even though that's true she can't help the sympathetic pinch of her brows or the sinking feeling in her chest. It descends further down into her ribcage as he snaps at his own advice. Her lips form a thin, barely-there smile. Not because she's happy, because she's not, but because this must be painful for him. And she doesn't know how to make it better. She probably can't."Careful, that's my friend you're talking about," in case he had any doubts of where he stood with her, or in case he simply didn't know. Doesn't matter either way, probably; it wouldn't be enough to fill that void created by an absence she had no chance of preventing.
So that barely-there smile slips away, but he takes her hand anyway and her gaze becomes gently surprised. "Well... I thought I'd work on the anchors... for Sunjata," she lets go of his hand weakly and glances over her shoulder at the parts that are piled up somewhere behind her. "I dunno... I didn't think it'd be right not to." Whether it was yet to be determined if he was alive or dead doesn't change this. Determined to stick true to that sentiment, she shifts her weight and starts walking back towards the fire. "I'm not much good at this sorta thing either..." she pauses to wait for him, gesturing for him to follow, "but you don't have to go through this by yourself."
She's bracing for more anger, if she's honest, but she also doesn't know what to expect.
but I've got you by a thread
Aurelia
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