[It doesn't make things worse, if that gives her any comfort. It's subtle, since he's lying down, but some of the tension in his body language ebbs away, and after a quiet moment he nods.]
...Okay.
[He won't ask her anything else about it, if he can help it. The finer details are unnecessary, he knows what's to come and what's expected of him. And he knows he's not a monster about it. Even in the end, he can still be himself to that extent. That can be enough for a while.]
How do you feel? You had to see it, too.
[It wasn't her world, or her personal death, but she still had to watch two people die all the same. And he's not sure how close she is with Ardyn, but at least one of them was a friend. Knowing it's a necessary death doesn't make watching it okay.]
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...Okay.
[He won't ask her anything else about it, if he can help it. The finer details are unnecessary, he knows what's to come and what's expected of him. And he knows he's not a monster about it. Even in the end, he can still be himself to that extent. That can be enough for a while.]
How do you feel? You had to see it, too.
[It wasn't her world, or her personal death, but she still had to watch two people die all the same. And he's not sure how close she is with Ardyn, but at least one of them was a friend. Knowing it's a necessary death doesn't make watching it okay.]