It's such a short, quiet answer, but it carries a great weight. Mira isn't a fool--she knows how similar they are, how they tend to internalize things because they think they can do everything alone. That in and of itself is foolish, she won't deny that, but everyone has their flaws. But the fact that Ignis is allowing this, it's...
He's going to let her help carry his weight.
She knows damn well how difficult that can be. Isn't that why she'd refused to let Mae in on what happened in the caverns? Of course. If she were less self-aware, she wouldn't know why that single word uttered makes her throat feel tight, makes her eyes sting with barely-there tears.
"Thank you," she says, and she can't even bring herself to be dismayed that she sounds like she's about to start crying. Geez... It is a little embarrassing, though.
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It's such a short, quiet answer, but it carries a great weight. Mira isn't a fool--she knows how similar they are, how they tend to internalize things because they think they can do everything alone. That in and of itself is foolish, she won't deny that, but everyone has their flaws. But the fact that Ignis is allowing this, it's...
He's going to let her help carry his weight.
She knows damn well how difficult that can be. Isn't that why she'd refused to let Mae in on what happened in the caverns? Of course. If she were less self-aware, she wouldn't know why that single word uttered makes her throat feel tight, makes her eyes sting with barely-there tears.
"Thank you," she says, and she can't even bring herself to be dismayed that she sounds like she's about to start crying. Geez... It is a little embarrassing, though.