I-it's not...[He looked off to the side and rubbed the back of his neck, trying and failing to hide the faint shade of red he was turning. A mage would have accepted and reveled in the praise, declared it all a matter of course--but Waver was in all things a terrible mage.]
Have...you been doing alright? [While asked out of genuine concern, the question was still a quick change of subject.]
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Have...you been doing alright? [While asked out of genuine concern, the question was still a quick change of subject.]