[Guren watches him quietly at that answer. It makes his chest burn, his heart leap, and he enjoys the pressing of their fingers... but there's something like concern in his eyes, too.]
I know. [It's quiet, and he keeps their eye contact.] But you don't have to. As long as we meet back in the end... you can follow, or you can wait for me.
[He's not sure Dextera should always follow him, even if he loves his company. He already has that issue with loyalty, doesn't he? Where he's so intent on following someone else, someone like Ryo, like that Archangel.
Guren doesn't want to be that sort of force in his life. He wants to be something different.]
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I know. [It's quiet, and he keeps their eye contact.] But you don't have to. As long as we meet back in the end... you can follow, or you can wait for me.
[He's not sure Dextera should always follow him, even if he loves his company. He already has that issue with loyalty, doesn't he? Where he's so intent on following someone else, someone like Ryo, like that Archangel.
Guren doesn't want to be that sort of force in his life. He wants to be something different.]