[ The confidence with which he speaks helps stir her own to life, and she reaches for his other hand to give it a firm but gentle squeeze. ]
I know we'll find it, and if there is anything I can do, even if it is carrying books or bringing things to you while you work, I'll do it.
[ She knows she won't be the one who finds the cure, or even implements it, but if she can assist in the effort at all, then she will do her best.
But at his next words concerning her, she lowers her head just a fraction, as if she feels undeserving of such sentiments. She has worked to keep her doubts about herself to herself, but at times, she finds herself wondering if who she is is truly enough.
She tilts her head to one side, pondering what he has just said, and the question slips out before she can stop it: ] Is it really all right with you, though? [ Perhaps he does not want her being so close to him. He might even find her actions too forward and uncomfortable. ]
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I know we'll find it, and if there is anything I can do, even if it is carrying books or bringing things to you while you work, I'll do it.
[ She knows she won't be the one who finds the cure, or even implements it, but if she can assist in the effort at all, then she will do her best.
But at his next words concerning her, she lowers her head just a fraction, as if she feels undeserving of such sentiments. She has worked to keep her doubts about herself to herself, but at times, she finds herself wondering if who she is is truly enough.
She tilts her head to one side, pondering what he has just said, and the question slips out before she can stop it: ] Is it really all right with you, though? [ Perhaps he does not want her being so close to him. He might even find her actions too forward and uncomfortable. ]