[ Noatak wordlessly pulled her closer in slow, tentative movements until she was enveloped. Turned out this hugging business wasn't too complicated if you took your time. He reserved comment on the state of affairs in the Old Kingdom; he wasn't entirely sure she was making sense even to herself- everything was coming out in such disjointed, emotionally charged pieces to the point of gibberish.
As for her father he remained equally silent; he had no feelings either way for his fate and the word, father, certainly stirred no affection for his part. In spite of his indifference for her Kingdom and her father there was little denying he had come to, in his own way, identify with Sabriel where he felt inclined to sympathise. ]
...It will be alright.
[ Words appropriate for this were still hard come by, but that at least would suffice. At least he believed so.
action;
As for her father he remained equally silent; he had no feelings either way for his fate and the word, father, certainly stirred no affection for his part. In spite of his indifference for her Kingdom and her father there was little denying he had come to, in his own way, identify with Sabriel where he felt inclined to sympathise. ]
...It will be alright.
[ Words appropriate for this were still hard come by, but that at least would suffice. At least he believed so.