[ He smiles in return, and though on the surface it's his usual, cheeky sort, there's less of an edge in his teasing, for a moment. She's far too genuinely kind to really give the run-around, anyway.
Though he is thrown off considerably more by this latest revelation than anything she's told him, thus far. Enough even to seem outright appalled, paling slightly. ]
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[ He smiles in return, and though on the surface it's his usual, cheeky sort, there's less of an edge in his teasing, for a moment. She's far too genuinely kind to really give the run-around, anyway.
Though he is thrown off considerably more by this latest revelation than anything she's told him, thus far. Enough even to seem outright appalled, paling slightly. ]
That was your blood?