[ it's a reassurance and it does help, to some extent. nightingale's control is usually good, but it's been stretched thin by these events, old fears dragged up by the fog, more difficult to push down again now. ]
How long were you gone, from your perspective? [ he asks after a moment, trying to distract himself and genuinely interested in the answer all at once. ]
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How long were you gone, from your perspective? [ he asks after a moment, trying to distract himself and genuinely interested in the answer all at once. ]