[He does not understand the source of her ire, since Asher is not a mind reader, but he knows that most of the people on the team have been on edge due to the nature of the mission at hand.]
And look at what happened to him.
[This is said with sympathy, not all with a hint of blame for Patroclus himself. It's not as though he could have known that he'd be attacked? It just all seemed so out of the blue, so unfair...
His voice trembles as he lets it out, a little bit of that fear he's been experiencing as of late. Asher can not afford to lose any more people, and from the looks of it, Sieglinde probably can't either.]
I know that you think I'm being a pain in the ass right now, but I just wanna make sure that you'll be okay.
So I'm sorry. That I care about you.
[His nostrils flare a little.
Team oriented at heart, he feels that staying together is important, and gets irritated when people push him away.]
I just don't want to see anybody else getting hurt.
[Sieglinde didn't mind if people cared. Anyone should be glad to have people who cared about them. But the form that care took... it felt smothering at times, to someone who had been raised making her own decisions and lording over a village.
Her fingers tighten over the focus wheel of the microscope, jaw grit in frustration, in the grief she has yet to actually allow herself to dwell upon.]
But you hardly have to worry. Unlike Patroclus, I am not trusted enough to go out by myself while those who might fight by my side protect the weak.
[Though she has allowed herself to dwell on the fact that if it weren't for her, Achilles would have been with Patroclus that night. If she weren't seen as needing protecting all the time, if Achilles hadn't come with her instead...
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[She is correct, in a way. His voice grows noticeably softer, regaining some of the tenderness it possessed before.]
When he-
[Asher's eyes shut tight as he draws a breath inward, still very uncomfortable with the thought of losing their friend.]
Y'know.
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I know he was alone.
[Because of her. Because Achilles had needed to escort her, because she was weak. Because she couldn't be trusted alone.
Like Patroclus could be.]
omg im so sorry i forgot about this
And look at what happened to him.
[This is said with sympathy, not all with a hint of blame for Patroclus himself. It's not as though he could have known that he'd be attacked? It just all seemed so out of the blue, so unfair...
His voice trembles as he lets it out, a little bit of that fear he's been experiencing as of late. Asher can not afford to lose any more people, and from the looks of it, Sieglinde probably can't either.]
I know that you think I'm being a pain in the ass right now, but I just wanna make sure that you'll be okay.
So I'm sorry. That I care about you.
[His nostrils flare a little.
Team oriented at heart, he feels that staying together is important, and gets irritated when people push him away.]
I just don't want to see anybody else getting hurt.
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[Sieglinde didn't mind if people cared. Anyone should be glad to have people who cared about them. But the form that care took... it felt smothering at times, to someone who had been raised making her own decisions and lording over a village.
Her fingers tighten over the focus wheel of the microscope, jaw grit in frustration, in the grief she has yet to actually allow herself to dwell upon.]
But you hardly have to worry. Unlike Patroclus, I am not trusted enough to go out by myself while those who might fight by my side protect the weak.
[Though she has allowed herself to dwell on the fact that if it weren't for her, Achilles would have been with Patroclus that night. If she weren't seen as needing protecting all the time, if Achilles hadn't come with her instead...
He might still be alive.]