[ Sylvain just gives him a crooked grin that he wishes felt more convincing. They havent even been down here long and he's already tired. He can only hope they'll find a way out of here and soon. ]
I'm always alright. [ That's not the least bit true, but it also sounds like casual words he's said before. Many times. And that he expects to be believed, too. Or at least have the reassurance acknowledged and dismissed again.
And he closes the distance between them, purposefully leaning in against Claude's side and letting him lean on him if he wants. Although that is the cheek with the bruise on it he'd noticed earlier.
So - subtly - he reaches down to twine their fingers together between them. Like he just wanted the comfort of the contact. Which is nice. But it also gives him the connection he needs to send a burst of healing magic through to the other man, trying to ease the worst of his injuries from the fight up in the sands. It feels... weaker than he's used to, less than he expects it to be, but maybe it's just because he actually is more exhausted than he'd realized. Either way, it should still do enough to ease some of Claude's discomfort. ]
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I'm always alright. [ That's not the least bit true, but it also sounds like casual words he's said before. Many times. And that he expects to be believed, too. Or at least have the reassurance acknowledged and dismissed again.
And he closes the distance between them, purposefully leaning in against Claude's side and letting him lean on him if he wants. Although that is the cheek with the bruise on it he'd noticed earlier.
So - subtly - he reaches down to twine their fingers together between them. Like he just wanted the comfort of the contact. Which is nice. But it also gives him the connection he needs to send a burst of healing magic through to the other man, trying to ease the worst of his injuries from the fight up in the sands. It feels... weaker than he's used to, less than he expects it to be, but maybe it's just because he actually is more exhausted than he'd realized. Either way, it should still do enough to ease some of Claude's discomfort. ]