[ suddenly... the pieces fit together again, and a tiny bit of tension fades from Abel's shoulders. his smile is quick to return and it's a reassuring sort - sincere and with all the usual warmth behind it. ]
Please don't worry... I'm quite alright. A little uneasy, maybe-- it's a bit unnerving, you know? Seeing the Kenoma wandering so close to the places we call 'home' these days, but... none of them were unkind to me, I promise.
[ he's a bit touched she thought to worry, honestly - but he is genuinely glad to be able to dissuade any anxiousness she's feeling in that regard. ]
...There were quite a few of them. It's... worrisome, mm.
[ perhaps they had grown complacent for the absence of the "enemy" this far from Achamoth. Abel can't deny that his heart has sunk a bit to know that this solace might not last forever, might be coming to an end sooner rather than later. ]
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Please don't worry... I'm quite alright. A little uneasy, maybe-- it's a bit unnerving, you know? Seeing the Kenoma wandering so close to the places we call 'home' these days, but... none of them were unkind to me, I promise.
[ he's a bit touched she thought to worry, honestly - but he is genuinely glad to be able to dissuade any anxiousness she's feeling in that regard. ]
...There were quite a few of them. It's... worrisome, mm.
[ perhaps they had grown complacent for the absence of the "enemy" this far from Achamoth. Abel can't deny that his heart has sunk a bit to know that this solace might not last forever, might be coming to an end sooner rather than later. ]