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[ it's - today has been a long day. it's been a long few weeks, since these trials began, but today was especially hard. there's no better time to lean on the company of others, of people you care for, to support each other in moments of uncertainty and worry.

so, of course, he's a polite boy and has to ask, but with the permission he gives her a small, soft smile and steps in to pull her in for a hug. his emotions are much the same, that feeling of anxious worry, the tiny bit of hope like a flickering candle, and of course, the compassion that comes with caring for others. it felt like he needed a hug, but more than that... it felt like eupha did, too.

quietly: ] Thursdays are quite difficult, aren't they?

[ they hug.

there is something like a ripple in the blanket of calmness that defines her emotional state. but it holds. ]

They are. Although, I have little room to complain. I have been more fortunate than most... It's everyone else who is suffering.

I think, my dear friend - there is no sense in measuring such things.

[ because yeah, she didn't go on cyoa, but also... he'll give her a little squeeze, hand coming up to rub her back at that little ripple. ]

You feel great love and care for people. To see those people hurt, injured, or upset causes you its own unique sense of pain, and to set that pain aside or consider it lesser - would that not hurt the people who love you, too?

Would it...?

[ there is a thoughtful pause. and she shakes her head. ]

... I really am all right. But I am thankful. It is because of the kindness that you and others give so freely, that I can still stand tall at times like this.

[ honestly: ]

It would hurt me. [ but he gives her a little bit more of a hug, a tighter squeeze, and then pulls back a little, smiling very gently. ]

As ever, though - you and I think much the same. I have been quite lucky to have many friends here, to lean on. It brings me peace to know that perhaps we can all continue to lean on each other.

[ !

she's stunned, and maybe even a little guilty, at that. but as he hugs her, there is a little more warmth and gratitude that can be felt, too. ]

[ but she is quickly composed again. ]

... Fidelio once went out of his way to help the people of my village. It... feels right, to see what may as well be a village coming together to help him, now.

[ this little community of theirs... ]

[ :pleading_face:

the composure change does not bother him an inch - again, it's familiarity. instead, he just smiles, emotions bleeding a little fondness. ]

He is a good man. [ even if he doesn't think so. ] What happened? Tell me about it.

My village was attacked by a human while I was away at the temple. Such events have been known to be catastrophic, with mass death and destruction. I hurried back, fearing the worst.

... Imagine my surprise when I was greeted by a paripus I'd never seen before, telling me his brother had already led an evacuation. That everyone was still safe.

[ a smile, distant as she recalls it. ]

I know that those brothers have much darkness in their past, but to me, they will always be the people they were on that day. Heroes, in my eyes.

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