It is not an unreasonable plea. He had even expected it from Vex, which is part of why he'd been so careful to stay out of sight. There had never been a time in their lives when they had kept things so deliberately from each other. Even when it came to his own confused feelings for Keyleth, he had never shut Vex'ahlia so completely away from him.
But this is different. ]
There's nothing to talk about.
[ Nothing that wouldn't make his sister feel guilty for what had happened. What is he meant to tell her? That he spends his every moment consumed by dread over what he has pledged himself to serve? It had been for Vex. He doesn't regret it but he does not find shouldering this burden easy. He doesn't want to see Vex's face crumple once she understands that. ]
It's just dreams. We have bigger things to worry about, don't we?
[ Dragons are a suitable diversion, he supposes. Easier than talking about how he's terrified. The comfort he can take from the way their bodies are tucked together in a familiar tangle will have to do for the moment. ]
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It is not an unreasonable plea. He had even expected it from Vex, which is part of why he'd been so careful to stay out of sight. There had never been a time in their lives when they had kept things so deliberately from each other. Even when it came to his own confused feelings for Keyleth, he had never shut Vex'ahlia so completely away from him.
But this is different. ]
There's nothing to talk about.
[ Nothing that wouldn't make his sister feel guilty for what had happened. What is he meant to tell her? That he spends his every moment consumed by dread over what he has pledged himself to serve? It had been for Vex. He doesn't regret it but he does not find shouldering this burden easy. He doesn't want to see Vex's face crumple once she understands that. ]
It's just dreams. We have bigger things to worry about, don't we?
[ Dragons are a suitable diversion, he supposes. Easier than talking about how he's terrified. The comfort he can take from the way their bodies are tucked together in a familiar tangle will have to do for the moment. ]