[ There's the sound of a laugh in his question. He had only ever known her to be soft in front of River. Which isn’t to say that he believed her incapable of care. Kindness came in many forms. But assuming whatever connection they'd had during the imaginary future would be presumptuous of him and that included positive feelings towards him.
But all the same his eyes stay trained on her as she comes towards him, telling himself that it’s a survival instinct long since ingrained in him to never take his eye off someone approaching him. Only when she’s beside him does he tear his gaze away and dutifully begin spelling the wards with a steady hand muttering under his breath with the incantations.
When he’s done he takes a step back allowing her to survey his work. ]
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[ There's the sound of a laugh in his question. He had only ever known her to be soft in front of River. Which isn’t to say that he believed her incapable of care. Kindness came in many forms. But assuming whatever connection they'd had during the imaginary future would be presumptuous of him and that included positive feelings towards him.
But all the same his eyes stay trained on her as she comes towards him, telling himself that it’s a survival instinct long since ingrained in him to never take his eye off someone approaching him. Only when she’s beside him does he tear his gaze away and dutifully begin spelling the wards with a steady hand muttering under his breath with the incantations.
When he’s done he takes a step back allowing her to survey his work. ]
How’d I do?