[ He lays his hand on her knee. Yeah. He knows what she's thinking. ] You protected him.
[ Not you were trying. She did protect Viktor. He needn't ask to know that she's the reason Viktor is still alive—and likely largely unharmed. She'd have told him if the incident had led to more grievous injuries.
It isn't an easy thing to believe. He understands that, too. Shouldering responsibility for things that feel so much within your hands, and yet.
There's more makes him pause before he can ask if she portalled them back successfully. He frowns. Tries not to let the steadily mounting worry show. ]
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[ Not you were trying. She did protect Viktor. He needn't ask to know that she's the reason Viktor is still alive—and likely largely unharmed. She'd have told him if the incident had led to more grievous injuries.
It isn't an easy thing to believe. He understands that, too. Shouldering responsibility for things that feel so much within your hands, and yet.
There's more makes him pause before he can ask if she portalled them back successfully. He frowns. Tries not to let the steadily mounting worry show. ]
Something else happened at the crater?