[ The unspoken refusal to leave drops an unexpected and heavy blanket of reassurance over Dokja that quells anxieties he hadn't even known about. With the countless times that he's died, he had convinced himself that it wasn't anything special, nothing that could leave a lasting impact, but after his most recent death and the violent awakening he'd had to suffer through following it, he's beginning to realize that it might have taken a toll on him if this is how he's reacting to Eustace wanting to stay close. To make sure his Shard won't fall into the wrong hands a second time.
Gratefully, he gives Eustace's arm a squeeze as he's lowered to the cavern floor. For a moment, he hesitates, and then he pulls at Eustace to get him to sit as well. ]
The gunshot would be too loud. A knife is fine.
[ He doesn't want to bring about unwanted attention should there be others around, but most of all, he wants to avoid any similarities with his last death. He'd been killed by a gun back then, and while he knows it's unreasonable to link that with waking up in Aetos's workshop, he'd just prefer... something else. ]
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Gratefully, he gives Eustace's arm a squeeze as he's lowered to the cavern floor. For a moment, he hesitates, and then he pulls at Eustace to get him to sit as well. ]
The gunshot would be too loud. A knife is fine.
[ He doesn't want to bring about unwanted attention should there be others around, but most of all, he wants to avoid any similarities with his last death. He'd been killed by a gun back then, and while he knows it's unreasonable to link that with waking up in Aetos's workshop, he'd just prefer... something else. ]