Confused and curious... that's definitely a relief.
[ he'll take either, happily.
at sabriel's urging, his hand tightens around the collar in reflex, the metal grinding noisily against itself. ]
No, I. I think I'll hold onto it, in case...
[ in case what? he doesn't know how to finish that without sounding insane, so he just tapers off with the most convincing i-am-so-totally-fine-and-normal-about-this grin he can muster (spoilers: it is not very convincing at all) ]
no subject
[ he'll take either, happily.
at sabriel's urging, his hand tightens around the collar in reflex, the metal grinding noisily against itself. ]
No, I. I think I'll hold onto it, in case...
[ in case what? he doesn't know how to finish that without sounding insane, so he just tapers off with the most convincing i-am-so-totally-fine-and-normal-about-this grin he can muster (spoilers: it is not very convincing at all) ]