I'd like to see them try. [ Stubbornly, expression dark. ] Just start again. And at least attempt to find some rhythm.
[ It might have benefited Vax to have spent more time with the rapiers, working off the prickling sense of guilt. He feels unbalanced and uncertain of himself in the wake of what Vex had told him. Taking it out on Percy isn't fair, but Vax can't quite smooth over his own dark mood enough to keep it contained.
There's no way to fix this. Even if Vex recounted every moment of Emon's destruction, it still wouldn't be the same as living through it alongside her. Vax's grip on Percy's hand is bruising, hanging on tighter than he needs to just as he'd done to Vex. They feel far from him. He resents it, though it's no one's fault but his own. ]
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[ It might have benefited Vax to have spent more time with the rapiers, working off the prickling sense of guilt. He feels unbalanced and uncertain of himself in the wake of what Vex had told him. Taking it out on Percy isn't fair, but Vax can't quite smooth over his own dark mood enough to keep it contained.
There's no way to fix this. Even if Vex recounted every moment of Emon's destruction, it still wouldn't be the same as living through it alongside her. Vax's grip on Percy's hand is bruising, hanging on tighter than he needs to just as he'd done to Vex. They feel far from him. He resents it, though it's no one's fault but his own. ]