In the silence, the heavy weight of the Templars is not subtle, their metalclad feet loud and retreating into quieter and quieter thuds. Once they sound distant, Cole exhales and sinks to sit back on his heels, eyes still closed.
"Yes. I always bleed when I hide others as well." He still whispers, in case. "And if something tried to block us in, I could still teleport to the other side to free us. Or could tear the walls apart." He looks down to Ben's stomach. "You'd protect us both. That's what you do, you protect Ben from the things that make him scared and hurt." He looks up to Ben. "You're safe with me. I won't let anything find you or hurt you. I promise."
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In the silence, the heavy weight of the Templars is not subtle, their metalclad feet loud and retreating into quieter and quieter thuds. Once they sound distant, Cole exhales and sinks to sit back on his heels, eyes still closed.
"Yes. I always bleed when I hide others as well." He still whispers, in case. "And if something tried to block us in, I could still teleport to the other side to free us. Or could tear the walls apart." He looks down to Ben's stomach. "You'd protect us both. That's what you do, you protect Ben from the things that make him scared and hurt." He looks up to Ben. "You're safe with me. I won't let anything find you or hurt you. I promise."