... Maybe he feels so guilty that he can't face you.
[that's possibly the kindest option he can offer her, and even then it isn't great; the others pick at the back of his brain and he quietly sets them aside.]
Or maybe, [and maybe this is the kindest one, tone brightening up,] he thought you were good and safe and he's already passed on ahead, waiting for you to be ready to join him! It was a pretty bad fire, Harupyon, or so I've heard, so I'm sure he was thinking of the sprinklers when he brought you here during it.
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... Maybe he feels so guilty that he can't face you.
[that's possibly the kindest option he can offer her, and even then it isn't great; the others pick at the back of his brain and he quietly sets them aside.]
Or maybe, [and maybe this is the kindest one, tone brightening up,] he thought you were good and safe and he's already passed on ahead, waiting for you to be ready to join him! It was a pretty bad fire, Harupyon, or so I've heard, so I'm sure he was thinking of the sprinklers when he brought you here during it.