[He thinks of how Cassel had looked when he'd walked into this room- what he looks like now. Vulnerable, both of them. It scares him a little, the faith Cassel is placing in him by telling him this, and he feels like he ought to be older than he is.]
I understand.
[He doesn't know how to say more, how to convey to Cassel how much he understands. He looks at Cassel with big, honest eyes, feeling almost as open and vulnerable as Cassel looks.]
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I understand.
[He doesn't know how to say more, how to convey to Cassel how much he understands. He looks at Cassel with big, honest eyes, feeling almost as open and vulnerable as Cassel looks.]