He didn't reply when she thanked him for going after her mother, and then when she offered to get him food, he considered continuing not to reply, but that seemed petty and small. "No," he replied. Then, after a moment, he added, "Thank you."
He realized he was staring at her. He wasn't used to feeling conflicted. Brother pushed hard decisions onto other people because his general approach to life was to feel one thing, feel it strongly, and let that feeling guide him. And as far as love went, there was perhaps one woman in the world that Brother would have so happily given his life for besides Morrigan. But right now he looked at her and wasn't sure he would do it again.
No, that wasn't accurate. He knew he would. It just annoyed him.
He lay back and stared up at the ceiling. "What are you going to do?" he asked. The flat was in shambles, but the real question was, You're not going with him, are you?