I'm glad you're alive. [ Yes, not fine, but alive. Still, that's the last thing that should be said aloud, at least in his mind. He immensely respects her strength, and her refusal to show weakness.
There was a wide range of emotions to express, back among his people, joy, anger, love, hate, determination, respect, grieving- albeit brief; but emotional vulnerability? That was never flattering, especially with an audience. One could say it's just children around, but children shouldn't be bothered with adult problems unless a lesson can be made out of it. ]
Right, let's get back to work. Good luck.
[ And so he disappears, and the teleporting power given to the gods, does feel like a retreat- like an escape. ]
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There was a wide range of emotions to express, back among his people, joy, anger, love, hate, determination, respect, grieving- albeit brief; but emotional vulnerability? That was never flattering, especially with an audience. One could say it's just children around, but children shouldn't be bothered with adult problems unless a lesson can be made out of it. ]
Right, let's get back to work. Good luck.
[ And so he disappears, and the teleporting power given to the gods, does feel like a retreat- like an escape. ]