[If there's one good thing that came out of any of this--any of what happened on the mountain, any of what's happened here--it's that he can understand more. He's always been good with people, genuinely empathetic and good with reading or guessing how someone else might feel. Good at gauging their reactions in a conversation, at figuring out what to say and when in order to make someone feel better. But he'd had a generally sheltered, gentle upbringing as an only child with kind, loving parents; there was a limit on what he could truly empathize with. Many hardships that people he met had gone through he could never imagine dealing with.
And then the night on the mountain had happened and that alone was enough to change everything, but it hadn't stopped there; he'd found himself here, barely a few hours after surviving that awful nightmare. And now he understands more than he ever wants to.
But the same experiences that haunt him now give him the chance to help others, even if it's just the tiniest amount, and might possibly make everything worth it.
He averts his gaze so as not to watch her while she tries to keep her composure, remembering how Emily had done exactly the same thing for him just a few hours earlier, and Maketh's comment earns a quiet response.]
I don't see anything.
[Not just because he's staring at a wall just like she is, but as a small, humorous promise. He 'won't see' as much as necessary, if it turns out she can't hold herself together after all.]
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And then the night on the mountain had happened and that alone was enough to change everything, but it hadn't stopped there; he'd found himself here, barely a few hours after surviving that awful nightmare. And now he understands more than he ever wants to.
But the same experiences that haunt him now give him the chance to help others, even if it's just the tiniest amount, and might possibly make everything worth it.
He averts his gaze so as not to watch her while she tries to keep her composure, remembering how Emily had done exactly the same thing for him just a few hours earlier, and Maketh's comment earns a quiet response.]
I don't see anything.
[Not just because he's staring at a wall just like she is, but as a small, humorous promise. He 'won't see' as much as necessary, if it turns out she can't hold herself together after all.]