[Well that was...is it really all that surprising anymore? He does not bring joy or comfort. That isn't his place. Pain, suffering, death, destruction, all things that follow in Shadow's wake. For her to suddenly start crying, it does not cause a reaction from him. His hand remains as they cry and start to tell their story, their desire, their biggest regret.
He doesn't say anything, only to set down the netting, keep his attention on her. A want to do something for another, only to fail is a familiar concept to him. But his path was already determined for him. She had the choice to step away and chose not to.]
Foolish. [They're the kind of people he can't stand. She got her just desserts and he cannot sympathsize. But letting it continue to eat at her after the fact, that won't help her or anyone.] So, that's it then?
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He doesn't say anything, only to set down the netting, keep his attention on her. A want to do something for another, only to fail is a familiar concept to him. But his path was already determined for him. She had the choice to step away and chose not to.]
Foolish. [They're the kind of people he can't stand. She got her just desserts and he cannot sympathsize. But letting it continue to eat at her after the fact, that won't help her or anyone.] So, that's it then?