[ How pathetic is this? Seeking confirmation that his father had been worried about him and Gregor, when Miles already has all the proof he'll ever need? His cheeks burn with the shame of it.
But - it's different hearing it come from a relative stranger's mouth. Someone close enough to Aral to see him properly, to confirm what Miles has come to know as well here. Not just some fluke of time-space displacement. Even back home, his father cares very deeply ...
(Of course he does. Miles never truly doubted. But - what a thing to know for sure.) ]
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But - it's different hearing it come from a relative stranger's mouth. Someone close enough to Aral to see him properly, to confirm what Miles has come to know as well here. Not just some fluke of time-space displacement. Even back home, his father cares very deeply ...
(Of course he does. Miles never truly doubted. But - what a thing to know for sure.) ]
I - I know that. Of course I do.