[ The quiet, at least, is easy to get used to again. It's different from the quiet of the maze and the quiet of the ruins of the scorch, but the vast expanse ahead of them and all around no longer seems menacing. Finally, she's not running away from, but toward something again. Her eyes glance from Thomas to the horizon, then shift back to him. She returns the small smile. ]
I guess he does that. [ Like her, Aris seems more fragile than he is. Easily underestimated. ] I'm not surprised he caught on. But he couldn't have done it alone, either.
[ Credit where credit is due, at least that's what she thinks. She can't help feeling grateful, after everything they've seen and everyone they've lost, or couldn't save, had to leave behind and never got to go back for-- to see even one of them again? Is a gift. ]
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I guess he does that. [ Like her, Aris seems more fragile than he is. Easily underestimated. ] I'm not surprised he caught on. But he couldn't have done it alone, either.
[ Credit where credit is due, at least that's what she thinks. She can't help feeling grateful, after everything they've seen and everyone they've lost, or couldn't save, had to leave behind and never got to go back for-- to see even one of them again? Is a gift. ]