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An acute feeling of panic rose in him when her expression shifted, and she seemed to retreat inward. It was almost like looking in a mirror—he didn't like the reflection he wore. Rian slicked his ears back and dipped his head further to illustrate a picture of apology. He knew better, he kept reminding himself, but somehow it just hadn't stuck yet in moments when it actually mattered. When she laughed, he felt a million times lighter, and the bottomless sorrow he felt was almost... tolerable. For the barest moment in time, Rian remembered what it felt like to be happy and young. Her face glowed like the sun when she laughed, and the sound itself was so innocent that Rian was inexplicably drawn in.

He twisted his mouth and pursed his lips, only to look down with a sigh. "Well," he started, swallowed, and fell silent for a second as he ruminated over what would be the best answer. In truth, he didn't really know how to feel about Neverwinter anymore. Whatever home was, that wasn't it at the moment. "Not anymore." He finished lamely as he swept his gaze back towards her own, seeking the cerulean depths for confirmation that he wasn't crazy.