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 The 'hypocrisy' - assuming one wished to call it that - didn't matter, not directly, but the more her thoughts were opaque to him, the less he could do anything about her state, and he did not want her to be sad. In that, the current embrace was a mixed blessing, and he simply held her, hoping that this support was one that would give her a little peace.}}
+{{wst>shyriath|Perhaps it was just the fact of being hugged. Evrith hadn't been hugged in... well, certainly her brother had never hugged her. Regardless, it made her feel better, and gradually pushed her sense of futility back down and out of sight.
+In its place came a certain amount of embarrassment. She slowly pulled her face away from An-uxhwi, and muttered, "Sorry. I'm just, er... this happens to me, sometimes."}}
+{{wst>pinkgothic|An-uxhwi's gaze slipped down to meet her eyes with curiosity and a friendly encouragement. He seemed to think about the strange apology for a while, without hiding that he thought it somewhat strange in the process.
+Then, softly, each word cautiously advancing: "Is it that different from a wound? I would think you need not apologise for bleeding from it. Perhaps, at some point, we may find the means to mend it. Much of our journey may be on foot - but perhaps some of it is also in our minds, and perhaps that will be just as difficult, for both of us, and just as important that we walk it together."
+He seemed firm with whatever emotion was driving him, but it did not seem to be any traditional form of love. It didn't quite seem to be blind reverence, either, with how much he was willing to argue with her.
+Perhaps he really had decided that she was his quest - that he would support her, regardless how it manifested. He kept his arms around her neck, loosely, cautious smile friendly. Vexing. More like an unruly disciple than a lover, certainly, with emotions occasionally orthogonal to her own. But definitely close, and likely trivial to pull closer, if she ever dared.}}
+{{wst>shyriath|No matter how Evrith had tried, she'd never quite grasped the full reasons behind An-uxhwi's devotion. Surely they went beyond simple gratitude, though she understood well enough that love, as she would think of it, was not involved either.
+Regardless, it was humbling.
+It was also (she felt unable to deny) something she almost certainly did not deserve, but it was becoming increasingly clear that she was going to receive it regardless, and probably would until one of them died - unless she dismissed him far more emphatically than she was willing to do.
+"I... would like that," she replied, slowly. And she meant it: it was very nearly the most comforting prospect she'd considered in the last three cycles.
+And perhaps... once her own mission had ended, and if she was still alive... perhaps then she could consider the futures possible with him.}}