[She trails off awkwardly, and she's so instantly and obviously embarrassed that he wouldn't even need the empathy bond to realize he's got it right, at least mostly.]
I just— I mean, there has to be more keeping you here than Nate, right?
[The truth is, she's so used to her default state being to expect that people will leave at the earliest opportunity. She hadn't felt that way in the Aerie for years, and she misses it.]
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[She trails off awkwardly, and she's so instantly and obviously embarrassed that he wouldn't even need the empathy bond to realize he's got it right, at least mostly.]
I just— I mean, there has to be more keeping you here than Nate, right?
[The truth is, she's so used to her default state being to expect that people will leave at the earliest opportunity. She hadn't felt that way in the Aerie for years, and she misses it.]