You don't have to worry about me. [ But she's strangely touched that he would spare the energy to fret for her when few others have been so concerned over her well-being. As unnecessary as she believes it is, it hasn't gone unappreciated. The edges to her mouth soften to take on a gentle shape dangerously close to a smile. ] I'll be fine.
[ Cold, but fine. That issue can be remedied with a blanket, anyway. She leans over him to pluck one from behind him — and then another for good measure. The floor might be a familiar sleeping pace, but she doesn't want to chance cracking her skull against it if she rolls over in the middle of the night. ]
Goodnight, Ben.
[ With those parting words, she spreads the fabric out a foot from the side of his cot and slips beneath it, bundling the other blanket to prop beneath her head. ]
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[ Cold, but fine. That issue can be remedied with a blanket, anyway. She leans over him to pluck one from behind him — and then another for good measure. The floor might be a familiar sleeping pace, but she doesn't want to chance cracking her skull against it if she rolls over in the middle of the night. ]
Goodnight, Ben.
[ With those parting words, she spreads the fabric out a foot from the side of his cot and slips beneath it, bundling the other blanket to prop beneath her head. ]