"Ah, but, darling," said Ignis, feeling enough again on solid ground to at least chance a light touch of that levity he leaned so heavily on, and to once again open up the trade routes on the temporary embargos with a faint hint of smile, "didn't you know? Brevity is the soul of wit."
But after that, he softened again, underneath just that swell of gratitude that this was sorting itself out finally, with that apology, and the difficult he knew that came with it. "Thank you," he said, and, in lieu of being able to look into her eyes to express the depths of his appreciation for it, his free hand just found her cheek again with a soft brush of his thumb, but he also wasn't going to make her dwell on it or let it linger too long. "It's just....you know I worry. I can't help it..."
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"Ah, but, darling," said Ignis, feeling enough again on solid ground to at least chance a light touch of that levity he leaned so heavily on, and to once again open up the trade routes on the temporary embargos with a faint hint of smile, "didn't you know? Brevity is the soul of wit."
But after that, he softened again, underneath just that swell of gratitude that this was sorting itself out finally, with that apology, and the difficult he knew that came with it. "Thank you," he said, and, in lieu of being able to look into her eyes to express the depths of his appreciation for it, his free hand just found her cheek again with a soft brush of his thumb, but he also wasn't going to make her dwell on it or let it linger too long. "It's just....you know I worry. I can't help it..."