[It's true, but a small part of him--the part that had held on for so many years, that made it so easy to whisper what if, what if--doesn't want to listen. He can't, he knows, truly outlast the limitations of this physical body. It won't truly make him feel better to try. But if he doesn't acknowledge it, then he can pretend, just for a little while, that he has some semblance of control over anything that matters.
He doesn't answer with words. Instead, he just nods, knowing Kashuu will feel it.]
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He doesn't answer with words. Instead, he just nods, knowing Kashuu will feel it.]