[ The pain that he feels now is a different sort, not one that can be attributed to the primal, but a more emotional pain: a pain that comes from his heart. But he cannot express his feelings nor his thoughts, not as he presently is; when she pulls away from him, ending the kiss, he raises his eyes so that they are locked on hers, and a wordless sound escapes him.
It sounds distressed, but not because of his present injured state, but because he is responding to her own distress and his fingers move to close lightly around her hand. The gesture may not be comforting to her, because the still-vacant look in his eyes is surely bound to be distressing as well, but he does not remove his hand from hers, even as the three of them make their way along.
As Alkaid and Estinien exchange words, Aymeric's focus moves to taking one step at a time until they reach the stairs and Alkaid continues guiding him until they have reached the top.
When she stops, he stops as well as the discussion about the room Estinien managed to obtain continues. Aymeric glances between Estinien and Alkaid, looking from one to the other as if waiting for some further direction.
Eventually, they reach the room and when Estinien guides him over to the couch, Aymeric settles into it, gaze moving to stare vacantly at the nearest wall, until Alkaid reaches for him, tilting his face up to look at her. ]
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It sounds distressed, but not because of his present injured state, but because he is responding to her own distress and his fingers move to close lightly around her hand. The gesture may not be comforting to her, because the still-vacant look in his eyes is surely bound to be distressing as well, but he does not remove his hand from hers, even as the three of them make their way along.
As Alkaid and Estinien exchange words, Aymeric's focus moves to taking one step at a time until they reach the stairs and Alkaid continues guiding him until they have reached the top.
When she stops, he stops as well as the discussion about the room Estinien managed to obtain continues. Aymeric glances between Estinien and Alkaid, looking from one to the other as if waiting for some further direction.
Eventually, they reach the room and when Estinien guides him over to the couch, Aymeric settles into it, gaze moving to stare vacantly at the nearest wall, until Alkaid reaches for him, tilting his face up to look at her. ]