[ Peter knows better than to press for details – a consequence of being raised around cagey people who guarded their old wounds jealously, would snap and snarl at anyone who got close like a cornered animal. He learned to tread lightly from a young age.
So he lets out a hum of acknowledgment, nodding a little. ]
The damage was that bad?
[ A little sympathetically. But also, yikes, that sounds painful. ]
no subject
So he lets out a hum of acknowledgment, nodding a little. ]
The damage was that bad?
[ A little sympathetically. But also, yikes, that sounds painful. ]