[ Now there's the a familiar sentiment. A grin flashes across his face, breaking through the seriousness of what they were attempting to navigate. What else is there to do but what they've always done, any way they could? It's what kept Ellis moving forward for years.
The single, light press of her fingers is unexpected enough as to be startling, though maybe it shouldn't be such a surprise. She's kind, kinder than Ellis might deserve. His hand lifts to her elbow briefly in turn before he shifts away. ]
It's good to see you, [ he tells her. That sentiment is honest, simple in spite of everything else complicated and tangled that Adrasteia brings with her. (It had been good to see Vance too, for different, less complex reasons.)
Whatever else he might say catches in his throat. He is glad she's here, glad she's alive. As long as that's said, surely the rest can wait. ]
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The single, light press of her fingers is unexpected enough as to be startling, though maybe it shouldn't be such a surprise. She's kind, kinder than Ellis might deserve. His hand lifts to her elbow briefly in turn before he shifts away. ]
It's good to see you, [ he tells her. That sentiment is honest, simple in spite of everything else complicated and tangled that Adrasteia brings with her. (It had been good to see Vance too, for different, less complex reasons.)
Whatever else he might say catches in his throat. He is glad she's here, glad she's alive. As long as that's said, surely the rest can wait. ]