[ His only response to that is to hold him close one more time, tighter against him like a reassurance he was able to stop him from getting hurt. Roland's too aware of his own actions not to say this to Inigo at least. ]
I know you're not a child. I know you can handle yourself. I know that you're strong. That you're worried too, that you're trying to help. I just...
[ It's enough nightmare fuel to imagine Inigo alone in a solar station, when night falls and most of the teams are already recuperating. No matter how tough he is, surviving a wasteland of his own kind back in Ylisse, without backup, without help...No, he won't go there. He has to reel himself back in. ]
Come on. Are you really hungry? I think I've got some meals stashed away in here myself. We can rest by the fire.
[ Roland pulls away carefully, a hand heavy on Inigo's head to smooth hair down before dropping his arms back to his sides. He offers to go back to the safety of their camp, but for some reason, lingers like he's in a daze. ]
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[ His only response to that is to hold him close one more time, tighter against him like a reassurance he was able to stop him from getting hurt. Roland's too aware of his own actions not to say this to Inigo at least. ]
I know you're not a child. I know you can handle yourself. I know that you're strong. That you're worried too, that you're trying to help. I just...
[ It's enough nightmare fuel to imagine Inigo alone in a solar station, when night falls and most of the teams are already recuperating. No matter how tough he is, surviving a wasteland of his own kind back in Ylisse, without backup, without help...No, he won't go there. He has to reel himself back in. ]
Come on. Are you really hungry? I think I've got some meals stashed away in here myself. We can rest by the fire.
[ Roland pulls away carefully, a hand heavy on Inigo's head to smooth hair down before dropping his arms back to his sides. He offers to go back to the safety of their camp, but for some reason, lingers like he's in a daze. ]