[Astolfo catches onto that term of endearment, even if Izunia hasn't.
It's enough to give him a moment of pause, comfort breaking through the stream of panic. In all his fear of turning on the one he'd sworn to help, he forgot their relationship was not so one-sided. If he lost himself, he could surely trust that Izunia would reach out to pull him back.
He looks to Izunia with a gaze that's both understanding and appreciative, much calmer than before but still somewhat shaken.]
I- [His gills puff out in a deep breath.] I don't want that to happen again. Not to you.
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It's enough to give him a moment of pause, comfort breaking through the stream of panic. In all his fear of turning on the one he'd sworn to help, he forgot their relationship was not so one-sided. If he lost himself, he could surely trust that Izunia would reach out to pull him back.
He looks to Izunia with a gaze that's both understanding and appreciative, much calmer than before but still somewhat shaken.]
I- [His gills puff out in a deep breath.] I don't want that to happen again. Not to you.