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He was not surprised by her annoyance with him, but he felt a pang of guilt all the same.

"I must have misspoke," he said, his voice clear and smooth. "Leto, you have been sufficient enough for all of us, not just yourself. Clearly. I want him to see that a healer must be self sufficient, even as he maintains focus on his studies."

He offered her a sardonic smile.

"Perhaps I worry he will think me a soft touch," he allowed, reluctantly offering this sliver of vulnerability to the woman.

He did not refute her desire to move on, nor her assertion that it was what was best. She had her own life to live, and so did Delos. He could only hope that she was right in her assessment of timing.

"In this, I will bow to your wisdom," he told her. "I will do my best by him regardless."