[ He turns his gaze back up to yours and you'll probably see the hesitation in them.
Not yet, he's thinking. Within the year, maybe.
The foundation he's walking on isn't as steady just yet. It's getting there, but it's not quite set.
And then the look in his eyes is shuttering again. You know him well enough that he let his guard down because this is you: his best friend, his second among the Hounds. You two grew up together in those first two years together as blademates, you saw aspects of him that the others didn't get to -- or only came upon much, much later. ]
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Not yet, he's thinking. Within the year, maybe.
The foundation he's walking on isn't as steady just yet. It's getting there, but it's not quite set.
And then the look in his eyes is shuttering again. You know him well enough that he let his guard down because this is you: his best friend, his second among the Hounds. You two grew up together in those first two years together as blademates, you saw aspects of him that the others didn't get to -- or only came upon much, much later. ]
Eventually.
[ That's all he can give you for now. ]