[ the truth is that cassian hasn't often been alone down here.
hard to find privacy in these ritual chambers, of course, with every shard-bearer of their generation here. and he has spent much of the time jyn; of course he has, when their best scant comfort can be found in one another, when there's no one either of them trusts here more than the other. but neither of them are the kind to sit and wait for a situation to resolve itself. so they seek out the others, work to gain information, to trade energies, to do something. he's only here to catch his breath for a moment, really, try to collect his thoughts. so he feels a stab of irritation when he hears unfamiliar footsteps, a frown on his face as his head comes up.
but then he sees gamora, and that frown falls. it's replaced by the sharp attentiveness of a spy; he takes in her obvious distress through her shuddering breaths and shaking hands, takes in the fresh wound at her arm weeping sap. he watches her in quiet stillness for a moment, then stirs. ]
Here. [ he moves closer to her, crouching and extending a gloved hand. ] I can do that.
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hard to find privacy in these ritual chambers, of course, with every shard-bearer of their generation here. and he has spent much of the time jyn; of course he has, when their best scant comfort can be found in one another, when there's no one either of them trusts here more than the other. but neither of them are the kind to sit and wait for a situation to resolve itself. so they seek out the others, work to gain information, to trade energies, to do something. he's only here to catch his breath for a moment, really, try to collect his thoughts. so he feels a stab of irritation when he hears unfamiliar footsteps, a frown on his face as his head comes up.
but then he sees gamora, and that frown falls. it's replaced by the sharp attentiveness of a spy; he takes in her obvious distress through her shuddering breaths and shaking hands, takes in the fresh wound at her arm weeping sap. he watches her in quiet stillness for a moment, then stirs. ]
Here. [ he moves closer to her, crouching and extending a gloved hand. ] I can do that.