"And here I thought we were having a moment and not bringing up my age again," he sighs, sounding so put upon and... well, old. "But yes, I'm glad to know you realize what a great effort it is for me to put up with two people so brilliant and useful and smart... and so damn young."
Because if she's going to go there, he can play into it as well.
"Don't let the anger consume you. Plot. Plan. Don't let anger cause you to lose focus." It's when you lost focus that you died, and he couldn't let that happen to her. He wasn't prepared for that to happen to her.
He nods though at that answer, because in it is what he needed to know. It wasn't just her feeling the other alive, but feeling her reaching. That was a good sign and he's glad for it.
"Don't weaken yourself in the process, okay? Not too much. If they think to try and strike while they think we're still weak, we'll need you." More than that, he'll need her, but those are not always easy words for him.
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Because if she's going to go there, he can play into it as well.
"Don't let the anger consume you. Plot. Plan. Don't let anger cause you to lose focus." It's when you lost focus that you died, and he couldn't let that happen to her. He wasn't prepared for that to happen to her.
He nods though at that answer, because in it is what he needed to know. It wasn't just her feeling the other alive, but feeling her reaching. That was a good sign and he's glad for it.
"Don't weaken yourself in the process, okay? Not too much. If they think to try and strike while they think we're still weak, we'll need you." More than that, he'll need her, but those are not always easy words for him.