[From this distance, with his focus, it doesn't matter much that she is carefully guarded. The depth of loss still sings quietly up the tenuous thread between them, and it is more of a comfort than the serious look on her face or her reassuring words. It wasn't the same, in the end, but it left him with little doubt she would take this seriously. Experience had worth. Another lesson hard-learned.]
I would advise it.
[He speaks with nothing more than his usual, low, neutral tone. No sign of any greater understanding. No attempt at comfort. To do so, to press upon a connection she had not asked for, would be a violation.]
In the meantime, stay focused, and be mindful of your limits.
[More serious words, more advice. The only thing he has to offer with minutes before they were to send the newest of their wards into the fray.]
no subject
I would advise it.
[He speaks with nothing more than his usual, low, neutral tone. No sign of any greater understanding. No attempt at comfort. To do so, to press upon a connection she had not asked for, would be a violation.]
In the meantime, stay focused, and be mindful of your limits.
[More serious words, more advice. The only thing he has to offer with minutes before they were to send the newest of their wards into the fray.]