[Kairi's touch is meant to comfort, but Xanth can feel her hesitance in the motion. The fact that she's trying at all, even though she barely knows him, is a testament to the fact that she is so close to being the Kairi Xanth knew.
And yet, in the same motion, she is so far.
Xanth's shoulders shudder under Kairi's arms as he fights a sob. Should he tell her what happened? About the battle with The End, about the Golden Shore? Would she even believe him?
He sniffles, then draws his knees up to his chest and hugs them close. His entire body aches, but the position makes him feel so much safer.]
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And yet, in the same motion, she is so far.
Xanth's shoulders shudder under Kairi's arms as he fights a sob. Should he tell her what happened? About the battle with The End, about the Golden Shore? Would she even believe him?
He sniffles, then draws his knees up to his chest and hugs them close. His entire body aches, but the position makes him feel so much safer.]
It-- it's-- a long, l--long s-story...