[He didn't, not really. Or at least, he didn't entirely believe it.
Even from Ellana. Safe and Happy for everyone else seemed to mean something
different for him, but that was hardly new.]
I'm sorry for taking it out on you. You didn't do anything to deserve it, I
promise.
[ Her gaze lowers, ashamed of herself. But she'd been so worried, so frustrated, and there he was serving his punishment, not even thinking of how she might feel. Not coming to find her and show her he was all right. She'd lashed out at him out of pure emotion. ]
[ She pulls back and smiles at him. Their relationship is so strange. So alike in some ways, like they could finish each other's sentences, and so different in others, like they're a stranger to the other. ]
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I know.
[He didn't, not really. Or at least, he didn't entirely believe it. Even from Ellana. Safe and Happy for everyone else seemed to mean something different for him, but that was hardly new.]
I'm sorry for taking it out on you. You didn't do anything to deserve it, I promise.
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[ Her gaze lowers, ashamed of herself. But she'd been so worried, so frustrated, and there he was serving his punishment, not even thinking of how she might feel. Not coming to find her and show her he was all right. She'd lashed out at him out of pure emotion. ]
You didn't deserve that either.
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It's alright.
[He gives her a small smile - pulling up one side of his face but not the other. It was alright, because he was used to it.
It was alright, because Merrick did far worse.]
I have to get back to latrine duty, but I'll... I'll catch up with you later.
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[ She pulls back and smiles at him. Their relationship is so strange. So alike in some ways, like they could finish each other's sentences, and so different in others, like they're a stranger to the other. ]
Ma serannas. For the apple.
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Pretty sure you don't have to thank me for an apology gift, but - you're welcome, Ellana.
[And then without another word, he stole away.]