[ Once she curls into him, he pulls in his arms just a little tighter, not enough to cause her discomfort, but enough to reassure her that he's right here and that he won't be letting go unless she asks him to. One hand immediately goes to stroke her hair, hoping the action will also provide her with some comfort. She doesn't have to tell him that she's afraid; he can almost feel it coming off her in waves, and even if he wasn't able to discern that, the way she's positioned herself is answer enough.
When Gentiana moves closer to them, Atem keeps one eye on Lunafreya as he holds her in his arms, but the other one rests on the other woman. Surely she'll be able to tell something about whatever it is that's afflicting Lunafreya.
He watches as she makes contact with the Oracle, and when Lunafreya unfolds herself from him just a little, he tries his best to not be a hindrance to whatever the two women need to do. His focus remains mostly on Lunafreya, but he'd have to be completely unobservant to miss the blink-and-you'll-miss it change that comes over Gentiana. He doesn't understand it or what it is that he saw, but it's gone just as quickly as he came. Yet another mystery of the woman called Gentiana, he supposes.
But when he feels rather than sees Lunafreya begin to shake, even before she presses herself back into his hold, he pulls in his arms around her yet again. And then Gentiana's brief explanation comes, but it doesn't answer his questions. In fact, it seems to raise more. ]
What do you mean, her spirit has not recovered? [ Of course, he can tell that something has struck her very hard, but Gentiana's words point to something far more concerning than just a physical ailment. ]
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When Gentiana moves closer to them, Atem keeps one eye on Lunafreya as he holds her in his arms, but the other one rests on the other woman. Surely she'll be able to tell something about whatever it is that's afflicting Lunafreya.
He watches as she makes contact with the Oracle, and when Lunafreya unfolds herself from him just a little, he tries his best to not be a hindrance to whatever the two women need to do. His focus remains mostly on Lunafreya, but he'd have to be completely unobservant to miss the blink-and-you'll-miss it change that comes over Gentiana. He doesn't understand it or what it is that he saw, but it's gone just as quickly as he came. Yet another mystery of the woman called Gentiana, he supposes.
But when he feels rather than sees Lunafreya begin to shake, even before she presses herself back into his hold, he pulls in his arms around her yet again. And then Gentiana's brief explanation comes, but it doesn't answer his questions. In fact, it seems to raise more. ]
What do you mean, her spirit has not recovered? [ Of course, he can tell that something has struck her very hard, but Gentiana's words point to something far more concerning than just a physical ailment. ]