You were able to stop that monster so I could get those hits in first, didn't you?
[if nothing else, he's glad to see her cheer up a little. mary worrying that much when he'd barely gotten hurt is just he sort of jarring thing he never expects from anyone. and while it's nice to feel cared about, causing one of his friends distress is just not on his to-do list ever.
seeing her smile is a lot better. even if it means making more promises to keep, it's worth it to him. she may not be his best friend, but she's important, and she treats him like him, and not someone else. not someone who should be another person, and not someone who shouldn't exist at all. one of these days, he'll have to tell her the things about him she doesn't yet know because of that, when he's ready to do so. for now... for now, this is about a little reassurance.
and maybe also a little bit of pretending that the fall hurt less than it did, but he'll cast that cure spell when they part ways and just bear with it for now.]
I think that's enough help. It's what you could do, and it gave me and advantage. Things... might not have gone that smooth if you couldn't that, Mary.
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[if nothing else, he's glad to see her cheer up a little. mary worrying that much when he'd barely gotten hurt is just he sort of jarring thing he never expects from anyone. and while it's nice to feel cared about, causing one of his friends distress is just not on his to-do list ever.
seeing her smile is a lot better. even if it means making more promises to keep, it's worth it to him. she may not be his best friend, but she's important, and she treats him like him, and not someone else. not someone who should be another person, and not someone who shouldn't exist at all. one of these days, he'll have to tell her the things about him she doesn't yet know because of that, when he's ready to do so. for now... for now, this is about a little reassurance.
and maybe also a little bit of pretending that the fall hurt less than it did, but he'll cast that cure spell when they part ways and just bear with it for now.]
I think that's enough help. It's what you could do, and it gave me and advantage. Things... might not have gone that smooth if you couldn't that, Mary.