[ (Had he the same heart to give, part of him wonders if he would ever give it again. It's useless to wonder, of course; he has only ever had one heart and only ever will, and it had bled out and changed shape upon the banks of the Trident. What remains is a miserable thing, but a heart nonetheless, and one that has already been given whether he realizes it or not.)
His gaze tracks her for one last moment before he abruptly looks away, as if in apology for his insolence before, and as if he had been caught seeing something he ought not to have. He simply nods, then, in silent thanks or deference, one or the other. ]
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His gaze tracks her for one last moment before he abruptly looks away, as if in apology for his insolence before, and as if he had been caught seeing something he ought not to have. He simply nods, then, in silent thanks or deference, one or the other. ]