[Somehow he wasn't really expecting to hear any kind of encouragement. A topic change would have been just fine by him, and maybe it's his own fault for not being quick enough to have thought of one on the fly.
And for a moment, he's grateful to hear it. Soothed -- of all things, and it's like they've come full circle right back to the topic Cian started this whole conversation on. Keith looks across the table, smiling.]
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And for a moment, he's grateful to hear it. Soothed -- of all things, and it's like they've come full circle right back to the topic Cian started this whole conversation on. Keith looks across the table, smiling.]