[Dorian falters, because it's a difficult thing to walk away from, even as a bystander. He worries for Nadine, and he worries for Byerly, and he doesn't worry for his father for a second but if he did something to his son, then he wants to know, to help—
He settled for grabbing Byerly's arm at the threshold, keeping him from entering the room, but not from looking in.]
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[Dorian falters, because it's a difficult thing to walk away from, even as a bystander. He worries for Nadine, and he worries for Byerly, and he doesn't worry for his father for a second but if he did something to his son, then he wants to know, to help—
He settled for grabbing Byerly's arm at the threshold, keeping him from entering the room, but not from looking in.]
Byerly, he's not here. They're not here.