[He's learned to look for small things like this, evidence of the warmth he knows is buried deep under the surface. He wants to hold on to these little flickers, draw them out as frequently as he can.
It makes the smile easy to return.
—Then he clears his throat, and steps back.]
We should probably keep moving. I have a bone to pick with certain people back at camp, and I don't intend to die before I get the chance.
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[He's learned to look for small things like this, evidence of the warmth he knows is buried deep under the surface. He wants to hold on to these little flickers, draw them out as frequently as he can.
It makes the smile easy to return.
—Then he clears his throat, and steps back.]
We should probably keep moving. I have a bone to pick with certain people back at camp, and I don't intend to die before I get the chance.