[ in normal circumstances, his irritation would have been feigned, a ruse to put the other at ease as they bonded over a common cause: survival. But, this was not normal; he had people he cared for. There was a matter of trust. ]
Perhaps, but it should still be said. [ his smile remained wane as he spoke those words, but they weren't entirely for her. They were for Saya. It was she, he was betraying. Tear's lesson had been learned well. ]