( vanessa wants to ask more, to ask how but she truthfully knows that he doesn't have the answer. she rests her hand forward on the table, as close as she'll come to a comforting gesture in these times. the empathy bond is too quick, too strong for her to dare it frequently )
You've told me more than I would otherwise have known.
[ when she outstretches her hand, his own moves, but he still stoppers the instinct to comfort. what she's feeling will be too much — a helplessness he has no right to read and internalise. ]
Of course. [ firm. ] I'll always tell you — as much as I can.
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You've told me more than I would otherwise have known.
( as he always did )
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Of course. [ firm. ] I'll always tell you — as much as I can.
[ for as long as he's here. ]