[His eyes slipped shut for a moment at that gentle pressure, and he followed where he was led without protest, settling down beside Alvis.]
I don't, not at all. [That response came quickly enough, without the slightest hesitation. But as for what was actually on his mind...
His eyed dropped to their intertwined hands, and after a few moments, he admitted in a small voice] I was so very frightened.
[Historically, he cut himself off from that which frightened him, or even destroyed it. Here, now, he wouldn't do either even if he could - and that frightened him too.]
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I don't, not at all. [That response came quickly enough, without the slightest hesitation. But as for what was actually on his mind...
His eyed dropped to their intertwined hands, and after a few moments, he admitted in a small voice] I was so very frightened.
[Historically, he cut himself off from that which frightened him, or even destroyed it. Here, now, he wouldn't do either even if he could - and that frightened him too.]