Ha... [ It's a long exhale, not quite a laugh even though Cain means it to be. Words like this aren't so easy to shrug off even when he tries to. ] Well, it's a good thing you've got such broad shoulders, then.
[ He hasn't accepted everything Reinhardtzar's offering yet, that much is obvious. He hasn't truly let Reinhardtzar in, not completely. He hasn't given up that desire to take everything onto himself, to keep everyone else from getting hurt by shouldering every burden alone.
After all, hasn't Reinhardtzar been hurt by Torhid's fall, too? Even with Reinhardtzar offering this help, it doesn't seem quit fair to lean so much on him.
It's easier, still, to put on that insufferable smile and let the words slide off it. ]
Since you're offering, I'll be sure to load you up with the heaviest things I can find!
[ Easier than admitting just how deep the fault line of his vulnerability truly runs. How wide the crack in his heart truly is, how painful having to bear the burden of being his brother's replacement has been all this time. ]
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[ He hasn't accepted everything Reinhardtzar's offering yet, that much is obvious. He hasn't truly let Reinhardtzar in, not completely. He hasn't given up that desire to take everything onto himself, to keep everyone else from getting hurt by shouldering every burden alone.
After all, hasn't Reinhardtzar been hurt by Torhid's fall, too? Even with Reinhardtzar offering this help, it doesn't seem quit fair to lean so much on him.
It's easier, still, to put on that insufferable smile and let the words slide off it. ]
Since you're offering, I'll be sure to load you up with the heaviest things I can find!
[ Easier than admitting just how deep the fault line of his vulnerability truly runs. How wide the crack in his heart truly is, how painful having to bear the burden of being his brother's replacement has been all this time. ]