[ It might be an expected answer but it's still disappointing all the same, and he bows his head again even as he pushes himself back up onto his feet, abandoning his brief moment of rest. ]
Understood.
[ He can't ask for more than that, and it should be enough that he's been given this much. And now there he's said what he needed to, there's not much reason to stay. ]
Thanks for coming out. I'll be going then, unless there was something you wanted to say.
[ He'd called Dextera out for his own selfish purposes today and Dextera had acquiesed without a single complaint. It's the least he can do to give the other man a chance to speak if he wants it. ]
[ dextera shakes his head. he doesn’t say anything, but there’s a pause, and then the very intentional press of emotion: one last apology to cover everything. he’s sorry for what he did to eustace’s family, and he’s sorry that he can’t promise next time will be easier for either of them. he’s sorry, too, that he can’t guarantee a next time can be avoided at all.
he then replaces his shard, and with his newly freed hand, he waves. he’ll let eustace go first. ]
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Understood.
[ He can't ask for more than that, and it should be enough that he's been given this much. And now there he's said what he needed to, there's not much reason to stay. ]
Thanks for coming out. I'll be going then, unless there was something you wanted to say.
[ He'd called Dextera out for his own selfish purposes today and Dextera had acquiesed without a single complaint. It's the least he can do to give the other man a chance to speak if he wants it. ]
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[ dextera shakes his head. he doesn’t say anything, but there’s a pause, and then the very intentional press of emotion: one last apology to cover everything. he’s sorry for what he did to eustace’s family, and he’s sorry that he can’t promise next time will be easier for either of them. he’s sorry, too, that he can’t guarantee a next time can be avoided at all.
he then replaces his shard, and with his newly freed hand, he waves. he’ll let eustace go first. ]