It is. [ He's only teasing, too; it comes out easier than he expects. Perhaps it's simply preferable to going in circles about the heavy implications of how and why she's here.
It surprises him how easily she gives it up, and yet...it only makes sense, too. He reaches for the sword, drawing it from its sheathe. He was right to recognize it: up close, it's unmistakable in its design, in the weight of it—though a little shorter than his own and lighter, no doubt made specially for her to wield. ]
I'll be fine. [ He turns to watch her, studying the face he's meant to know. As if he stares long enough, he'll find a flicker of the memories he doesn't have. Carefully, he hands her back her weapon. ] Seems you'll be, too.
[ He's not certain what will happen after the night has faded, and this forest along with it. That she exists apparently out of time with him is a headache in itself. But maybe it's worth something, too, knowing he's found a version of the girl where he didn't fail her. ]
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It surprises him how easily she gives it up, and yet...it only makes sense, too. He reaches for the sword, drawing it from its sheathe. He was right to recognize it: up close, it's unmistakable in its design, in the weight of it—though a little shorter than his own and lighter, no doubt made specially for her to wield. ]
I'll be fine. [ He turns to watch her, studying the face he's meant to know. As if he stares long enough, he'll find a flicker of the memories he doesn't have. Carefully, he hands her back her weapon. ] Seems you'll be, too.
[ He's not certain what will happen after the night has faded, and this forest along with it. That she exists apparently out of time with him is a headache in itself. But maybe it's worth something, too, knowing he's found a version of the girl where he didn't fail her. ]