[The response is immediate and incredibly flat, though now that he's here, some of the tension he's been carrying eases from his back and shoulders— a subconscious reaction brought about simply by being home.
For all his resistance, it's entirely possible that rest is the best thing for him in this moment, and yet he does not know if he can.
There is nothing that can draw his thoughts away from what tomorrow holds.]
I assumed if I had stayed behind, you would have come back and made a scene. Hardly the time or place, is it?
[Even as he says so, the barest hint of a smile flickers at the corner of his mouth. He is not entirely lost to his duty just yet— only almost.]
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[The response is immediate and incredibly flat, though now that he's here, some of the tension he's been carrying eases from his back and shoulders— a subconscious reaction brought about simply by being home.
For all his resistance, it's entirely possible that rest is the best thing for him in this moment, and yet he does not know if he can.
There is nothing that can draw his thoughts away from what tomorrow holds.]
I assumed if I had stayed behind, you would have come back and made a scene. Hardly the time or place, is it?
[Even as he says so, the barest hint of a smile flickers at the corner of his mouth. He is not entirely lost to his duty just yet— only almost.]