[ ...it wasn't so much the explanation he had been looking for as much as Rand's expression as he gave it. how the Achamite lost his life was one thing, but... how Rand felt on the matter was something entirely different.
Abel sinks to sit beside his company, settling his hands loosely in his lap for the moment - and that is where his gaze ends up drifting, too. ]
Did you mean to take his life...?
[ had it been intentional? an act in the heat of the moment? had Rand lost control over himself?
...the admission he had utilized magic - the kind Abel has seen him use before after the Regent's address - is shelved for now. they have a good bit to talk about that takes precedence, after all, but... suppose Abel isn't going forget this bit, either. ]
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Abel sinks to sit beside his company, settling his hands loosely in his lap for the moment - and that is where his gaze ends up drifting, too. ]
Did you mean to take his life...?
[ had it been intentional? an act in the heat of the moment? had Rand lost control over himself?
...the admission he had utilized magic - the kind Abel has seen him use before after the Regent's address - is shelved for now. they have a good bit to talk about that takes precedence, after all, but... suppose Abel isn't going forget this bit, either. ]