[ He hadn't been fine; she'd seen that much for herself, witnessed how his broken body and his fading consciousness had still drawn enough strength to help perform the Athena Exclamation. To be in front of him now, with one callused thumb brushing away her tears and his heart beating powerful reassurance beneath her palm...
He's alive.
Her free hand drifts up, fingers curling over the hand cradling her cheek-- to brace herself, perhaps, or for a second form of realization, or because she's trying to convey so much that won't simply come across in the few words she can manage through her tears. ]
You... endured so much pain... without a word of complaint, and there was so very little I could do, even though I wanted to protect you--
[ She'd wanted to protect all of them. The Holy War meant precious lives lost, she'd known, but all the same, she would have done anything to ensure that the Sanctuary could still welcome its soldiers back.
Sasha, at least, seems to be trying to curb her tears so he simply isn't stuck there wiping them. ]
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He's alive.
Her free hand drifts up, fingers curling over the hand cradling her cheek-- to brace herself, perhaps, or for a second form of realization, or because she's trying to convey so much that won't simply come across in the few words she can manage through her tears. ]
You... endured so much pain... without a word of complaint, and there was so very little I could do, even though I wanted to protect you--
[ She'd wanted to protect all of them. The Holy War meant precious lives lost, she'd known, but all the same, she would have done anything to ensure that the Sanctuary could still welcome its soldiers back.
Sasha, at least, seems to be trying to curb her tears so he simply isn't stuck there wiping them. ]