[A thank you is on the tip of his tongue, but instead he allows his hand to rest more fully on Ishi's cheek before he comes in and wraps his arm around him fully, letting the weight of the sword balance between the two of them.]
As I share your pain, allow me, too, to share my faith.
[ishi wraps his arms around him in silence, bent over so that he can embrace ion fully in turn; he doesn't trust himself to speak, doesn't trust himself to look at him. he never wants to break in front of someone else.
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As I share your pain, allow me, too, to share my faith.
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but he trembles, slightly.]