It is, perhaps, for the best then that this is not Siebren but Sigma. Devero in that moment is more dog than man, much less Voidtrecker, and indulging the dog would have made it harder for the man to fight his way back. It's been years since he lost control of his dog form no it hasn't no it hasn't but when he was younger he'd sometimes get lost in the hedonistic simplicity of doghood for hours no you didn't or longer no you DIDN'T.
Sigma's dispassionate words are in that moment the anchor Devero uses to hold on to himself against the riptide of the illusion that's trying to exploit his moment of exhaustion. Under Sigma's feet the animal rolls itself upright, though the effort makes it pant. It looks up at the man and gives a single huff of a bark.
The dog may still be laying there when Sigma leaves it, but when he eventually returns, the man is back on his feet, and waiting for the next evacuee. Catching sight of Siebren approaching, he waves to beckon him over. He's ready to take this one.
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no it hasn't no it hasn'tbut when he was younger he'd sometimes get lost in the hedonistic simplicity of doghood for hoursno you didn'tor longerno you DIDN'T.Sigma's dispassionate words are in that moment the anchor Devero uses to hold on to himself against the riptide of the illusion that's trying to exploit his moment of exhaustion. Under Sigma's feet the animal rolls itself upright, though the effort makes it pant. It looks up at the man and gives a single huff of a bark.
The dog may still be laying there when Sigma leaves it, but when he eventually returns, the man is back on his feet, and waiting for the next evacuee. Catching sight of Siebren approaching, he waves to beckon him over. He's ready to take this one.