[ His answer doesn't even surprise her, but it does make her smile, crooked and amused as she glances up to meet his gaze. Shaking her head fondly, she reaches out to lay her hand on his arm. ]
You can say no, you know. I'm not about to make you go with me.
[ Even though she knows that, in a way, she sort of is just by going herself. She doubts he'd let her wander off into danger without sticking close to her side and protecting her. None of them would. She's already missing the others, but at least having him here, at her side, is reassuring in its own way. Being in these strange lands, completely alone... it's a scary thought. ]
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You can say no, you know. I'm not about to make you go with me.
[ Even though she knows that, in a way, she sort of is just by going herself. She doubts he'd let her wander off into danger without sticking close to her side and protecting her. None of them would. She's already missing the others, but at least having him here, at her side, is reassuring in its own way. Being in these strange lands, completely alone... it's a scary thought. ]