[ guren is reacting so poorly to what dextera wants to be the easy way out. he doesn't need to apologize for anything. it's dextera's fault for having all these hang-ups—so why does guren look like that, why is he still trying, when dextera glances at him out of the corner of his eye? ]
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[ gently, so as to not disturb her, he places the chicken back in her little nest and she is content to move without complaint. then, with that same gentleness, dextera reaches out—hesitating only for a moment—and touches guren's shoulder.
he doesn't know what to do, but he can't stand to see guren in pain. is this accepting an apology? he doesn't know. there's no apology to be made, in his view.
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[ gently, so as to not disturb her, he places the chicken back in her little nest and she is content to move without complaint. then, with that same gentleness, dextera reaches out—hesitating only for a moment—and touches guren's shoulder.
he doesn't know what to do, but he can't stand to see guren in pain. is this accepting an apology? he doesn't know. there's no apology to be made, in his view.
and yet... ]