[It could have gone worse, he supposes. Half of the misery had been drawn from his discovering her fate at the same time, which had (selfishly) distracted him from his own problems. It's always been easier to push aside his own issues in favour of helping someone else. Not that it had stopped Pyra from doing the exact same thing in turn with him...
That's her secret to share, though, so ultimately he just shrugs again.]
She took it as well as anybody could expect her to. Pyra's got some... unusual opinions about what's important. She's better at looking at the big picture, you know? Of course she was upset, she doesn't want me to die, just. [He gestures vaguely with one hand.] It's... easier to talk to her about it. She gets why I'm not fighting. She, um. Accepts it.
[He's not looking to start another war, he's not looking to sacrifice more people to save his own skin. He's not asking to be saved, but acceptance? That's what he's working on, and she's given it to him while at the same time giving him the space he needs to reach his own conclusion. It's a big deal.]
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[It could have gone worse, he supposes. Half of the misery had been drawn from his discovering her fate at the same time, which had (selfishly) distracted him from his own problems. It's always been easier to push aside his own issues in favour of helping someone else. Not that it had stopped Pyra from doing the exact same thing in turn with him...
That's her secret to share, though, so ultimately he just shrugs again.]
She took it as well as anybody could expect her to. Pyra's got some... unusual opinions about what's important. She's better at looking at the big picture, you know? Of course she was upset, she doesn't want me to die, just. [He gestures vaguely with one hand.] It's... easier to talk to her about it. She gets why I'm not fighting. She, um. Accepts it.
[He's not looking to start another war, he's not looking to sacrifice more people to save his own skin. He's not asking to be saved, but acceptance? That's what he's working on, and she's given it to him while at the same time giving him the space he needs to reach his own conclusion. It's a big deal.]