Wholly unnecessary to apologize, it is only yourself that you disappoint in your haste.
[As Cid turns and takes his hands, both of them, in his, smiling up at him like the young boy he used to be, Barnabas feels a twinge of something deep within himself. His eyes scan Cid's features while his own remain mostly impassiveβbut his eyes give away that warm he feels. However slight it might be in the moment.
Then Cid has his arms around him, kissing him with gratitude. It is...a long forgotten feeling, to be appreciated in such a way, and to feel its effects as he does now. Minute as it may be, but it's something, compared to the endless void that otherwise fills him. He brings his arms around him as well, circling his waist as those strong paw-like hands hold the small of his back.
Once the kiss breaks, Barnabas finally speaks.]
I cannot, not without the fetters, thus my behest for them. However, I can think, and I can reason, even if you think me beyond it. As such, I decided to bring forth the Einherjarβfor us.
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[As Cid turns and takes his hands, both of them, in his, smiling up at him like the young boy he used to be, Barnabas feels a twinge of something deep within himself. His eyes scan Cid's features while his own remain mostly impassiveβbut his eyes give away that warm he feels. However slight it might be in the moment.
Then Cid has his arms around him, kissing him with gratitude. It is...a long forgotten feeling, to be appreciated in such a way, and to feel its effects as he does now. Minute as it may be, but it's something, compared to the endless void that otherwise fills him. He brings his arms around him as well, circling his waist as those strong paw-like hands hold the small of his back.
Once the kiss breaks, Barnabas finally speaks.]
I cannot, not without the fetters, thus my behest for them. However, I can think, and I can reason, even if you think me beyond it. As such, I decided to bring forth the Einherjarβfor us.