[He seems to tense up quite a bit at that assertion. You're quite good at it. Not good enough, apparently; if he had been, then the Calamity wouldn't have -
...or perhaps he just wasn't quick enough, there's nothing to say that he couldn't have prevented it, he just hadn't reached the right people quickly enough and -
...and damn it, Zia was just sent back to that hellhole and -
He shakes his head after a moment, as though to clear it; the thoughts were fleeting, and he's not exactly aware of how much his expression has darkened in that brief moment - what matters is that he managed to set everything back to neutral.]
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...or perhaps he just wasn't quick enough, there's nothing to say that he couldn't have prevented it, he just hadn't reached the right people quickly enough and -
...and damn it, Zia was just sent back to that hellhole and -
He shakes his head after a moment, as though to clear it; the thoughts were fleeting, and he's not exactly aware of how much his expression has darkened in that brief moment - what matters is that he managed to set everything back to neutral.]
Don't mention it. It's a pleasure.