[ It's telling, that it only occurs to him secondarily that she might've just been trying to get his attention. Hard to shake that sense of identity, when your strength is the one thing you're known for, the one thing that people see.
He only hesitates a moment, before reaching out his hand for her to take. Treat it gently, it's the only one he has left. ]
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He only hesitates a moment, before reaching out his hand for her to take. Treat it gently, it's the only one he has left. ]