Peculiarly, the more distressed Charles gets, the more calm Zane does. Maybe it's some function of how the world seems to retreat from him; the pain seems so much more important to focus on.
Without thinking about it, he summons up the steady beat of brass inside him, and Soothes Charles. "I'll be fine," he says. "It's all right." He's had worse. He's had worse right in front of Charles. He knows he can survive this.
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Peculiarly, the more distressed Charles gets, the more calm Zane does. Maybe it's some function of how the world seems to retreat from him; the pain seems so much more important to focus on.
Without thinking about it, he summons up the steady beat of brass inside him, and Soothes Charles. "I'll be fine," he says. "It's all right." He's had worse. He's had worse right in front of Charles. He knows he can survive this.