He hadn't been away from the tents for long, just enough for a quick meal from the tavern, the mage now hurrying back to work in the rain when Cole found him.
Simon was trying to get used to figures popping up out of nowhere since the fever had set in, but Cole still managed to get a start out of him. Only a small one, a huff of breath and eyes wider than they had been seconds ago. There were a lot of questions in that pause, who was this boy, how or why did he sneak up on him like that, and...had he seen him somewhere before?
Apparently he had if the boy knew him by name. Or at least, he knew him through River...and at the mention of his sister, specifically that she was sick, brushed all those other questions out of Simon's mind. There was a pang of something in Simon's chest, mostly guilt and a little frustration, but that was swept aside too. He should have been keeping a better eye on her. Feeling bad about it wouldn't help her any more quickly, however.
"...right," was all he said, voice rough as he followed Cole away from the tents.
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Simon was trying to get used to figures popping up out of nowhere since the fever had set in, but Cole still managed to get a start out of him. Only a small one, a huff of breath and eyes wider than they had been seconds ago. There were a lot of questions in that pause, who was this boy, how or why did he sneak up on him like that, and...had he seen him somewhere before?
Apparently he had if the boy knew him by name. Or at least, he knew him through River...and at the mention of his sister, specifically that she was sick, brushed all those other questions out of Simon's mind. There was a pang of something in Simon's chest, mostly guilt and a little frustration, but that was swept aside too. He should have been keeping a better eye on her. Feeling bad about it wouldn't help her any more quickly, however.
"...right," was all he said, voice rough as he followed Cole away from the tents.