[After his freakout and anger about the situation, Nox's first impulse was to fly to check on Mercedes and her family. I don't want you going anywhere without me. If there was any way possible he could love her even more than he does now, Nox isn't sure how he'd show it.
So instead, he doesn't fight her. Just swallows, and nods.]
...yeah. I'll let him know you're coming.
[He does his best to not let his voice break, and holds himself together for a moment.]
Just be careful, okay, Mercie? If anything happened to you, I'd-
[He can't say it, he won't say it. The thought scares him too much to even talk about it. Losing her on top of everything else is not something he can handle right now.]
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So instead, he doesn't fight her. Just swallows, and nods.]
...yeah. I'll let him know you're coming.
[He does his best to not let his voice break, and holds himself together for a moment.]
Just be careful, okay, Mercie? If anything happened to you, I'd-
[He can't say it, he won't say it. The thought scares him too much to even talk about it. Losing her on top of everything else is not something he can handle right now.]