[He makes a soft surprised noise as she pulls him against her, one arm lifting to tentatively hold her back. The other feels too heavy, like all the energy's been dragged out of him through the ring. He hadn't even used it, not really, but channelling the magic of an ancient soul for so long is exhausting. He has no doubt that if not for Pyra funnelling her magic into him, he'd have collapsed into statis ages ago.
He briefly hesitates at her words, letting the distraction of the hug buy him time; he could tell her. It might help, if she understood the weight of what he's trying to accomplish here. But without knowing what she already knows, and the fact that she lives with Somnus? That might be too much. Maybe if his ancestor gave the okay, but so much of this stuff had been a family secret that he's not sure what's fair to say or not.
Finally, he opts to just nod, his chin bumping lightly against her shoulder.]
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He briefly hesitates at her words, letting the distraction of the hug buy him time; he could tell her. It might help, if she understood the weight of what he's trying to accomplish here. But without knowing what she already knows, and the fact that she lives with Somnus? That might be too much. Maybe if his ancestor gave the okay, but so much of this stuff had been a family secret that he's not sure what's fair to say or not.
Finally, he opts to just nod, his chin bumping lightly against her shoulder.]
I don't know about all of that, but... I hope so.