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Welp.
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"...Thanks," Time added into the silence.
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Echo tilted her head, confused.
"For what?"
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"Uhm." Not going to lie, Time seemed like he was either having difficulty saying this, whether it is him swallowing pride, or opening up a bit, "You caring about me."
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"Oh! You're welcome."
Echo smiled.
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Time kept his eyes on the fire.
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Echo fell back into quiet, examining her hands silently.
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Time reached over and added another piece of wood to the fire, making it crackle.
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Echo flinched, but realized quickly it was just the fire. Seemed like she was on high alert, despite the calmness of everything.
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"I think this is calming, don't you?"
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"A bit."
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"A bit? Why a bit?"
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"I'm sorry," Echo immediately apologized. "I'm just... worried still. N-not like I was before... I'm just... concerned."
She messed with the laces on her boots.
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"Oh. About your family?"
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"...Yea..."
"...I-I'll try to stop worrying, it's just... hard... I'm sorry..."
Echo untied one of her boots and started retying it.
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"It makes sense, though."
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"It does?"
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"It's some people that you care about."
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Echo finished retying her boot and started on the other one, nodding.
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"Mhm."
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Welp, now it's quiet again lol.
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Yeah. It really is.
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What to do now?
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Who knows?
Time scratched Lyre's ear again, "Maybe we should get to resting. We'll be walking some distance tomorrow."
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"Okay."