Yes... you are quite right. Without access to my healing magic, there would be little I could do for them that would not put me at substantial risk...
[She looks a little uncomfortable saying that. Admitting there isn't much she can do to help people she's come to care for is difficult.]
As I have a promise to keep, I cannot put myself in danger needlessly.
[...well, at least Dimitri is kind of helping her be a little less reckless.]
...I will keep an eye on things. If the situation becomes something I am not entirely certain I can handle, I will err on the side of caution and make my way to your camp.
[ Maybe they'll both learn a little temperance, together. Or maybe not, and their recklessness will rear its head sooner rather than later.
Either way, he nods, wishing there was more that they could do. The sense of powerlessness is not new, but still wholly frustrating. ]
Thank you, Flayn. If the hour grows dark, you can always stay close to someone in your camp as well—I'm sure it would give them a sense of safety.
[ This wasn't about babysitting so much as helping each other, watching each other's backs. For a second though, he shutters his princely concerns, his high-minded sentiments for safety and prosperity, tone turning to something more personal. An offer, one friend to another. ]
And if ever you'd prefer I stay in your camp, you only need ask.
[Flayn nods to herself, because he's right; there are people in her camp she would feel comfortable staying close to, so staying with them if it was too late to safely cross the island to his camp is an option. But truthfully - she would feel more comfortable near him.
Even if their memories don't match up, she knows him well enough to know he wouldn't stab her in the back. She knows him well enough to know that she would be safe with him.
So when his tone changes, she looks briefly startled - and then very, very relieved.]
...I may just take you up on that, you know. After all, we stayed together last week - albeit unintentionally - and we were both safe, is that not so?
[ Maybe their promise had some weight to it, if they both survived. Flayn's relief is evident, and though he has no idea if he can actually keep them both safe, something about her reaction warms him.
If he could protect her, then maybe he had a purpose on this island after all. A role to play in this game that wasn't just a pawn. He had failed his family at home, failed Anaido here, but—if he could still be there for even one person... ]
Perhaps I ought to stay close to you, then. You must bring me good luck.
Could it not be said that you must bring me the same?
[Flayn smiles, and her expression settles into something more at peace even than her relief from moments before. Uncertain as this entire situation may be, having a comrade that she trusts to have her back makes it much, much easier.]
Please do stay with me. I am sure that we will be much safer and much luckier if we are together.
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[She looks a little uncomfortable saying that. Admitting there isn't much she can do to help people she's come to care for is difficult.]
As I have a promise to keep, I cannot put myself in danger needlessly.
[...well, at least Dimitri is kind of helping her be a little less reckless.]
...I will keep an eye on things. If the situation becomes something I am not entirely certain I can handle, I will err on the side of caution and make my way to your camp.
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Either way, he nods, wishing there was more that they could do. The sense of powerlessness is not new, but still wholly frustrating. ]
Thank you, Flayn. If the hour grows dark, you can always stay close to someone in your camp as well—I'm sure it would give them a sense of safety.
[ This wasn't about babysitting so much as helping each other, watching each other's backs. For a second though, he shutters his princely concerns, his high-minded sentiments for safety and prosperity, tone turning to something more personal. An offer, one friend to another. ]
And if ever you'd prefer I stay in your camp, you only need ask.
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Even if their memories don't match up, she knows him well enough to know he wouldn't stab her in the back. She knows him well enough to know that she would be safe with him.
So when his tone changes, she looks briefly startled - and then very, very relieved.]
...I may just take you up on that, you know. After all, we stayed together last week - albeit unintentionally - and we were both safe, is that not so?
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[ Maybe their promise had some weight to it, if they both survived. Flayn's relief is evident, and though he has no idea if he can actually keep them both safe, something about her reaction warms him.
If he could protect her, then maybe he had a purpose on this island after all. A role to play in this game that wasn't just a pawn. He had failed his family at home, failed Anaido here, but—if he could still be there for even one person... ]
Perhaps I ought to stay close to you, then. You must bring me good luck.
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[Flayn smiles, and her expression settles into something more at peace even than her relief from moments before. Uncertain as this entire situation may be, having a comrade that she trusts to have her back makes it much, much easier.]
Please do stay with me. I am sure that we will be much safer and much luckier if we are together.