Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 18)

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"Tomorrow." Gaius dipped his head.
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"... Not at dinner?" Ky furrowed her brow.

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"I'm taking dinner with Tomhas tonight," he replied. "I want to see if he'll eat more in private."
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"Ah... that's a good idea." She nodded. "I... hope that goes well."

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"So do I," he sighed. "So do I."
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She gave a sympathetic grimace. "... Is... there anything I could be doing better to support him?"

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"Not at the moment, I don't think. He's only gotten worse." Gaius rubbed a hand through his hair. "When he gets like this it's like he's sick. He just needs to ride it out."
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Ky nodded glumly, wishing there was something she could do to make it better.

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"Perhaps tomorrow you might pay him a visit," he suggested. "Just to see how he does."
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"Okay." She nodded. "He's... acted like he doesn't want me there the past few times I've tried... but... I'll try again. Before the meeting."

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"It isn't that he doesn't want you there," Gaius corrected gently. "He has trouble pulling himself out of the rut, is all. He can't engage properly when he's like this. I'm the same way."
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She nodded. "It... still feels like I'm making things worse. Like he's mad at me or something."

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"He isn't, I assure you."
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She nodded. "He's still... not okay, though."

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"Definitely not, no. But not angry."
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