"It doesn't have to be that simple." The words were meant to be reassuring. "You could tell me. I...I could change. Or..." Miles paused, swallowing thickly. It would be hard, when he had so little reason to stay there at the point he was from, but if he returned and remembered all this...
"I could stay. Or you could come with me. Or..." He let his voice trail off. "Something. I'm afraid of connections breaking... but if I know they would break otherwise. I could do something to stop it." His voice sounded strained, and there was no hiding it or trying to pretend it wasn't. Miles didn't want to see Phoenix shake like that, point at invisible rocks that weren't there.
I...I could do something like taking the weight of the world on my shoulders again. I could do that; I have before. I can handle that.
He finally settled for holding Phoenix close, listening to the sound of his breathing. There wasn't much else he could say.
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"I could stay. Or you could come with me. Or..." He let his voice trail off. "Something. I'm afraid of connections breaking... but if I know they would break otherwise. I could do something to stop it." His voice sounded strained, and there was no hiding it or trying to pretend it wasn't. Miles didn't want to see Phoenix shake like that, point at invisible rocks that weren't there.
I...I could do something like taking the weight of the world on my shoulders again. I could do that; I have before. I can handle that.
He finally settled for holding Phoenix close, listening to the sound of his breathing. There wasn't much else he could say.