[ Again it takes a second for everything to sink in. ]
Oh yeah, my brother's here, too, and his friends.
[ There's something special about the way he says "brother"--obviously affectionate, but maybe a little less obvious is the utter dependency Matthew has on him here, in this impossible place. In this war.
All that's still a little far over his head, though.
He crosses his arms and leans on his desk, peering at her with somewhat wider eyes. ]
You've really been here for a year?
[ Luckily he's already figured out--rather, it has already been explained to him, slowly and in small words--that Ronan has been here for months despite Matthew never missing him at home, because of how the Porter behaves. Otherwise the suggestion of the possibility that he might be here a year himself would likely cause him to freak out.
That is way too long for his mom to be by herself without anyone checking up on her. ]
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Oh yeah, my brother's here, too, and his friends.
[ There's something special about the way he says "brother"--obviously affectionate, but maybe a little less obvious is the utter dependency Matthew has on him here, in this impossible place. In this war.
All that's still a little far over his head, though.
He crosses his arms and leans on his desk, peering at her with somewhat wider eyes. ]
You've really been here for a year?
[ Luckily he's already figured out--rather, it has already been explained to him, slowly and in small words--that Ronan has been here for months despite Matthew never missing him at home, because of how the Porter behaves. Otherwise the suggestion of the possibility that he might be here a year himself would likely cause him to freak out.
That is way too long for his mom to be by herself without anyone checking up on her. ]