[ Her breath catches as his relief washes over her like a wave, and her reaction is instant: she releases one of his hands (carefully, carefully) so that she can cup his face, her motherly instinct to protect kicking in at that vague, deeply rooted pain of rejection. ]
Never, my boy ...
[ She's not even quite sure what's she's saying, what she's responding to here, she just needs to reassure him, to ease that deep fear. ]
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Never, my boy ...
[ She's not even quite sure what's she's saying, what she's responding to here, she just needs to reassure him, to ease that deep fear. ]