She didn't want to humble him further by actually tipping the bottle for him when he seemed to have trouble doing even that. No, she let him do it on his own time, watching him carefully, trying to figure out how to help him more. She wasn't suffering, not like he was, it just hurt to see him hurting.
And when his eyes opened to look at her, she offered a bit of a smile, an understanding one. Though it faded as he kept speaking, a look of confusion on her face. "I don't... What do you mean?" She wasn't sure what he meant or what he was talking about at all. "Leckie... We're both safe." She wasn't sure if he meant all of the danger was right there but it was just fireworks.
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And when his eyes opened to look at her, she offered a bit of a smile, an understanding one. Though it faded as he kept speaking, a look of confusion on her face. "I don't... What do you mean?" She wasn't sure what he meant or what he was talking about at all. "Leckie... We're both safe." She wasn't sure if he meant all of the danger was right there but it was just fireworks.