Beleth freezes when Cade flinches, pulling her hand away. Attempts at comfort would be pointless if she just...ignored him acting uncomfortable. It's not easy, even so, to just watch him, clearly in pain. What is she supposed to say? What's she supposed to do?
Maybe she can just grab him and shake him until he coughs up whatever she has to do to make him feel better.
Instead, she just closes her eyes, listening to Cade, and thinking. There's a small, bitter part of her that just feels tired. He can be so draining sometimes, and sometimes, a small, bitter part of her feels like he'll drain her, and everything she pours into him will just drain right out of him, too. The holes in his soul will leave both of them empty.
"Cade...Knight-Commander Meredith isn't here, nor is the Champion. I am here. You didn't fail me. You'll only fail me when you give up."
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Maybe she can just grab him and shake him until he coughs up whatever she has to do to make him feel better.
Instead, she just closes her eyes, listening to Cade, and thinking. There's a small, bitter part of her that just feels tired. He can be so draining sometimes, and sometimes, a small, bitter part of her feels like he'll drain her, and everything she pours into him will just drain right out of him, too. The holes in his soul will leave both of them empty.
"Cade...Knight-Commander Meredith isn't here, nor is the Champion. I am here. You didn't fail me. You'll only fail me when you give up."