[she never used to be a touchy person, but it turns out that once you realize you're touch-starved, you want more, maybe!]
Just a hand on an arm helps. [...] Back home, Caleb can use his magic to see through his cat's eyes. While he's doing that he can't sense anything else, so he usually grabs at me to keep him steady.
[she smiles a little.] It's nice to be trusted. Haven't had a lot of that before.
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What? Cuddling Caleb at his normal isn't worth it?
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Definitely not, it's like trying to hug a bar of soap.
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He's not big on touch. It's fine, he's got his reasons. [there's just this like, wave of fierce protectiveness.]
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To be honest, I'm much the same. But I've learned that a small touch can go a long way since coming here.
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[she never used to be a touchy person, but it turns out that once you realize you're touch-starved, you want more, maybe!]
Just a hand on an arm helps. [...] Back home, Caleb can use his magic to see through his cat's eyes. While he's doing that he can't sense anything else, so he usually grabs at me to keep him steady.
[she smiles a little.] It's nice to be trusted. Haven't had a lot of that before.
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No? But you were travelling with quite a close group, weren't you?
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Oh, I see. And you were... alone before?
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... Yeah, something like that. [she says, but - it's not very sad. she's pretty neutral on it, these days. maybe a little angry, sometimes.
and then, flatly:] I lived in my dad's house until he had me kidnapped by monks.
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... That's a very strange way to show fatherly affection.
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Yeah, that's a word for it. It's - whatever. I was a dick of a kid, he wasn't great as a dad, things worked out.