@fragilinity, " do not sound so worried on my behalf.. " come his murmurs, weak, bones still aching and the wound bandaged on his chest still throbbing. he should be laying down, resting, but leaving his lover to worry seems like a worse fate than death at this point. he reaches blindly for the others hands, placing his own over them. " .. there was an escape attempt in the shackling prison. hoolay, he—- he is gone now, baobei. i, and the rest of the alliance, have made sure of it. i'm alright. "