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Pulled in by the gravity of her grief, he couldn't stay away long and offered himself to help steady her from the icy grip; as seconds passed, he used any start of it to deepen the contact. Though, her time away had stolen from her and this only reminded him more, but he would face it all the same to help her get back to them.

He had no objections when Sialuk volunteered to find her brother. We will meet you there, he assured her, though in the next heartbeat, hurt to see her go. All the more motivation to not dawdle. I wanted to find you, but Hydra did.. and, he took a deep breath that he felt shake down his throat. After that he had at least known she was still alive, and vaguely where thanks to what his sister had found out. He had steeled himself to stay put for Sia and Savi, lest he risk losing them too. I didn't know what to tell them.. besides that you would be back, he added quietly, glancing in the direction their daughter had gone. Not how long it would take, or what explained the entire absence beyond that there was something she had to do. Was it good enough? Likely not, but he only hoped it softened the blow somehow.

As for Keres, his gratitude was immeasurable. He was thankful she had found Kukutux, and not some foe. He squeezed shut his eyes for a second, picturing warmth. We are lucky to have her, he breathed quietly, about the sterling guardian. Thank you, he said in her direction and if he were not so wrapped up in getting his wife on and out of here to higher, drier grounds, he might be less brief. But he was sure she wanted to get to her own places, too; they all deserved a rest, he sensed, and he wasn't going to be one to stand in the way of that if he could help it.