[He can recognize the anxiety, and he wishes he had better answers for her, but he's trying to juggle one promise against another. This, he can at least give her without breaking any conditions or the trust he'd been offered already, and he'd really hated the idea of running off to a fight without saying anything until after, so... he hopes this is a compromise they can all handle.
Not wanting to leave it like this, though, he tugs her in and wraps his arms around her, tight and fierce.]
I promise, you'll be the first. I won't need to call, because it's gonna be fine. But just in case, I promise.
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[He can recognize the anxiety, and he wishes he had better answers for her, but he's trying to juggle one promise against another. This, he can at least give her without breaking any conditions or the trust he'd been offered already, and he'd really hated the idea of running off to a fight without saying anything until after, so... he hopes this is a compromise they can all handle.
Not wanting to leave it like this, though, he tugs her in and wraps his arms around her, tight and fierce.]
I promise, you'll be the first. I won't need to call, because it's gonna be fine. But just in case, I promise.