[ he makes an assenting sound, if a little bit of a noncommittal one. but what himeka says is going to stay with him, is going to be something he turns in his head over and over in the coming weeks. this, and a conversation he has with abel later this evening, and the lengths ernesto and akua went for him today — it's too much to simply set aside. rand isn't afraid of friendship because he doesn't understand it; he's afraid because he does, has been so loved, and knows how far people can be willing to go.
it's just that he isn't a safe person to care about. he'd rather spare them the pain.
but it's hard to dwell on that, actually, not with the sparkling lights himeka seems to summon, and even with that last thing she says — enough to surprise a brief laugh out of him. ]
I'll do my best, [ he promises. to avoid losing any limbs! but maybe, also, just in general. ] And that goes for you too. If I can ever help...
[ well, warriors/champions of light should stick together, no? ]
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it's just that he isn't a safe person to care about. he'd rather spare them the pain.
but it's hard to dwell on that, actually, not with the sparkling lights himeka seems to summon, and even with that last thing she says — enough to surprise a brief laugh out of him. ]
I'll do my best, [ he promises. to avoid losing any limbs! but maybe, also, just in general. ] And that goes for you too. If I can ever help...
[ well, warriors/champions of light should stick together, no? ]