Anger wells up in him again and for half a moment he is seized with the impulse to say no, to get up and walk away and leave this be. But the anger unravels itself back into the anxiety that it had come from, to the concern. Emma had said that Koltira had died... and, unable to cope with that idea on his own, Bariyan had run to Martin. He'd needed reassurance. He'd been afraid.
Bariyan lowers his eyes and turns his head away. ]
I would not have told you to stay back if I did not care.
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Anger wells up in him again and for half a moment he is seized with the impulse to say no, to get up and walk away and leave this be. But the anger unravels itself back into the anxiety that it had come from, to the concern. Emma had said that Koltira had died... and, unable to cope with that idea on his own, Bariyan had run to Martin. He'd needed reassurance. He'd been afraid.
Bariyan lowers his eyes and turns his head away. ]
I would not have told you to stay back if I did not care.