[ her relief's palpable, but for the moment, mamoru attributes it to her finding him here with her and not something else. it's best if he's left out of that loop — for as long as he's able to avoid picking up on it, for it's highly likely that he will. eventually. his impeccable way of just knowing that something was wrong/going to happen/etc. was more of a curse than a blessing at times. ]
Chibiusa's here. [ mamoru tells her as he lifts a hand of his own to her face, ready to wipe away any tears that happened to spill over. ] But you already knew that, didn't you?