[ The unspoken end of her sentence causes Trahearne's gaze to snap downwards, back towards the vial. Even though he's come to accept it himself, it's still strange to hear it coming from another's mouth.
He listens to her speak, thumb running absently over the glass as he does. Her words give him comfort, as always. There is conviction in her speech that settles his worries, even though he knows she is not his second-in-command and cannot speak for him; perhaps it's selfish of him to think that she does.
There is something about the way she words it, though, that tugs at him. He looks back up, brows drawn up in slight worry. ]
...It sounds as though you are no stranger to the situation.
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He listens to her speak, thumb running absently over the glass as he does. Her words give him comfort, as always. There is conviction in her speech that settles his worries, even though he knows she is not his second-in-command and cannot speak for him; perhaps it's selfish of him to think that she does.
There is something about the way she words it, though, that tugs at him. He looks back up, brows drawn up in slight worry. ]
...It sounds as though you are no stranger to the situation.