( At that request, Shealtiel's muscles relax a little, and the tension drops from his face. It's rare to see Azula so needy, and he can't say that he doesn't appreciate it. Feeling needed... It's nice.
But he's probably thinking too much of it, and so he brushes that train of thought aside to focus. It's hard to stay here, and he's going to be exhausted, but for a request like that? He can do it. )
Of course.
( He pauses and shifts his weight slightly from one foot to the other. )
I wasn't going to just leave you.
( So, he'll stay like this until she wakes up. She'll be just fine, when that happens. And until then, maybe he can fill the time rambling about the angels in his division, the way that the system works, things like that. Things to lighten the mood, if she'll listen. )
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But he's probably thinking too much of it, and so he brushes that train of thought aside to focus. It's hard to stay here, and he's going to be exhausted, but for a request like that? He can do it. )
Of course.
( He pauses and shifts his weight slightly from one foot to the other. )
I wasn't going to just leave you.
( So, he'll stay like this until she wakes up. She'll be just fine, when that happens. And until then, maybe he can fill the time rambling about the angels in his division, the way that the system works, things like that. Things to lighten the mood, if she'll listen. )