"Only if you're willing to give me the chance to prove you wrong." Her stomach clenches at the thought of hurting him like this again, but when he doesn't reject her and even kisses her a second time, Aerith is too filled with relief to continue to argue. Actions speak louder than words, as Balthier has unwittingly proved, and if it takes forever to show him that her faith in him is ironclad, so be it. It's not like she wants to go anywhere now that they're back together again.
She has no intention of leaving this room until he's up and about again, but Aerith nods along with what Balthier says, one hand moving to the wound between his shoulder blades to heal him while he talks. He doesn't look like he'll be upright for much longer, and she doesn't want him aggravating the wound anymore than it is.
By the time he drifts off, she's spent her power and is dead on her feet. He's not mended all the way, but in another day or so, as long as he allows her to be as diligent as she intends to be, Aerith feels good about the shape he'll be in.
With all the energy she's got left, Aerith gets a chair across the room and sets it by his bedside without making too much noise, asleep before she's fully sat down.
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Date: 2023-02-22 11:54 pm (UTC)She has no intention of leaving this room until he's up and about again, but Aerith nods along with what Balthier says, one hand moving to the wound between his shoulder blades to heal him while he talks. He doesn't look like he'll be upright for much longer, and she doesn't want him aggravating the wound anymore than it is.
By the time he drifts off, she's spent her power and is dead on her feet. He's not mended all the way, but in another day or so, as long as he allows her to be as diligent as she intends to be, Aerith feels good about the shape he'll be in.
With all the energy she's got left, Aerith gets a chair across the room and sets it by his bedside without making too much noise, asleep before she's fully sat down.