Hawke agrees and it's partially a relief. Jon, Nick, Nate, Jacob...none of them had seen it properly, none of them had seen to want to acknowledge Chris had said yes. Could Grayson tell he wasn't in his right mind? Might he have pressed anyway, even if Chris had told him no? Maybe. They could hardly know for sure. What he did know was that he was partially to blame for it happening at all and no one else seemed to understand that.
It's confirmation enough to add to the burn of disgust and disdain that had bloomed in him at the discovery like a mold. The leading suggestion Chris hasn't been taking up with Grayson in any way sparks another little bit of shame in him, but easily managed. "I've not seen him for some time since we released him. Not in person."
What's more important is that sharp exhale. Hawke didn't need this. Chris hadn't been intending to tell him, it wasn't even the most recent thing to fall on the Cleric's plate, it was just the biggest and longest-lasting in terms of time. He shakes his head and purposefully does not take a drink before or after he answers: "I'm fine. Jon's been instrumental in helping in near every aspect and it's all but handled now."
He gives it another beat before he takes his sip and sets the glass on the floor before rolling over slightly to more lay in the chair rather than sit in it. "Your concern for me's sweet as ever, Hawke, but you've plenty else to mind and I'll not be another stone you've put on your back."
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It's confirmation enough to add to the burn of disgust and disdain that had bloomed in him at the discovery like a mold. The leading suggestion Chris hasn't been taking up with Grayson in any way sparks another little bit of shame in him, but easily managed. "I've not seen him for some time since we released him. Not in person."
What's more important is that sharp exhale. Hawke didn't need this. Chris hadn't been intending to tell him, it wasn't even the most recent thing to fall on the Cleric's plate, it was just the biggest and longest-lasting in terms of time. He shakes his head and purposefully does not take a drink before or after he answers: "I'm fine. Jon's been instrumental in helping in near every aspect and it's all but handled now."
He gives it another beat before he takes his sip and sets the glass on the floor before rolling over slightly to more lay in the chair rather than sit in it. "Your concern for me's sweet as ever, Hawke, but you've plenty else to mind and I'll not be another stone you've put on your back."