[ if he were someone else, he'd get up and go give cora a hug — or at least offer him some kind of comfort, as he's clearly upset.
because he's law, he just sits there, awkwardly looking at cora, then back at the floor. he swallows an apology; i'm sorry you couldn't live to tell him yourself.
saying that would make no difference. ]
... I think he understood, [ he mutters eventually, because the thing is — the former fleet admiral seemed to understand cora's actions better than law himself had. ]
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because he's law, he just sits there, awkwardly looking at cora, then back at the floor. he swallows an apology; i'm sorry you couldn't live to tell him yourself.
saying that would make no difference. ]
... I think he understood, [ he mutters eventually, because the thing is — the former fleet admiral seemed to understand cora's actions better than law himself had. ]