[ The moment she grips him, he moves to steady her with a hand pressed against her back. She's been an anchor for him ever since the drüskelle captured her. Perhaps not in those first few moments when she'd regarded him with justified hatred, but every moment after.
This is it. With the ship moving, it means they're really doing this. Matthias inhales deeply, glancing out at the rippling water. He glances over his shoulder at Ravka, at this city he's only heard stories about. It doesn't look so bad, but he knows he'll never fit inside of it. ]
Maybe there will be a little heavy petting.
[ He looks down at her, curving the corner of his lips upward. ]
I wouldn't want you to be homesick.
[ And he selfishly wants the reminder that she's here, and that her being away from her home won't see her change at all. ]
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This is it. With the ship moving, it means they're really doing this. Matthias inhales deeply, glancing out at the rippling water. He glances over his shoulder at Ravka, at this city he's only heard stories about. It doesn't look so bad, but he knows he'll never fit inside of it. ]
Maybe there will be a little heavy petting.
[ He looks down at her, curving the corner of his lips upward. ]
I wouldn't want you to be homesick.
[ And he selfishly wants the reminder that she's here, and that her being away from her home won't see her change at all. ]