He made sure he had eye contact before he kept going, letting go of Lucanis' other hand to instinctively bring his up to rest on the back of his neck. Like an anchor, Lucanis' pulse so close to his finger tips, keeping Davrin here and now instead of wandering off into potential dark endings.
"I'm a Warden. I know how things end for me. But how this goes, between us, there's nothing set in stone. Maybe you hand the title off. Maybe you're the greatest First Talon the nation's ever seen. Maybe you get a taste for stabbing the Blight and come be the First First Talon Warden. Whatever happens, we're not going to figure that out tonight. I just want to know you're okay."
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He made sure he had eye contact before he kept going, letting go of Lucanis' other hand to instinctively bring his up to rest on the back of his neck. Like an anchor, Lucanis' pulse so close to his finger tips, keeping Davrin here and now instead of wandering off into potential dark endings.
"I'm a Warden. I know how things end for me. But how this goes, between us, there's nothing set in stone. Maybe you hand the title off. Maybe you're the greatest First Talon the nation's ever seen. Maybe you get a taste for stabbing the Blight and come be the First First Talon Warden. Whatever happens, we're not going to figure that out tonight. I just want to know you're okay."