[He doesn't look up, but he hears it, and he wants to reach out to her, brush his mind against hers and reassure her that it was alright. But he doesn't, because he'd promised her he wouldn't.]
I'd rather you hear it from me than someone else. [He sounds tired and resigned, because he feels terrible, but. It's behind him. It's behind all of them.]
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I'd rather you hear it from me than someone else. [He sounds tired and resigned, because he feels terrible, but. It's behind him. It's behind all of them.]