[ As she turns to look at him and their eyes meet, Trahearne finds his expression slipping. The guilt and worry on her face tells him--well, it tells him almost everything he needs to know. Maybe it was a lot worse than he thought it was. Maybe he was lucky to have gone out first, spared the visions and inevitable nightmares of the memories of how Eustace cut down the rest of them. He knew firsthand just how upset Ori was to watch him get injured; he can't imagine how horrible it was for the rest of them.
When she looks away and speaks again, he mirrors her, gaze dropping to the apples. She admits not wanting to weigh him down--worry him, he presumes--and his mouth presses into a thin line. He'd just been over this. He wants to worry and care for all of them, and he doesn't understand why they won't let him.
He feels her look at him again and he glances over, a look of uncertainty on his face. But her suggestion catches him so off-guard, he can't help his expression loosening, and he lets go a short, quiet laugh. Not a chuckle, the sort he often voices, but a real laugh. ]
Yes, unfortunately. Ask me again in a week or so.
[ A hand comes to his chest as he turns his attention down the road again. ] I've been healing well, much to my surprise, and I think that's in no small part owed to Ori's help. [ He genuinely hopes she's taking time to herself to rest. Mental note to nag her later. ] I genuinely thought that would be the end for me, too. But...I'm still here.
no subject
When she looks away and speaks again, he mirrors her, gaze dropping to the apples. She admits not wanting to weigh him down--worry him, he presumes--and his mouth presses into a thin line. He'd just been over this. He wants to worry and care for all of them, and he doesn't understand why they won't let him.
He feels her look at him again and he glances over, a look of uncertainty on his face. But her suggestion catches him so off-guard, he can't help his expression loosening, and he lets go a short, quiet laugh. Not a chuckle, the sort he often voices, but a real laugh. ]
Yes, unfortunately. Ask me again in a week or so.
[ A hand comes to his chest as he turns his attention down the road again. ] I've been healing well, much to my surprise, and I think that's in no small part owed to Ori's help. [ He genuinely hopes she's taking time to herself to rest. Mental note to nag her later. ] I genuinely thought that would be the end for me, too. But...I'm still here.