[In the brief moment that Allura pulls herself in close, Keith unwittingly freezes. It's hard not to be reminded of the time they all parted ways with the princess, each of them holding her tight for a moment. Parted ways -- he catches himself after a split second; they don't get to use a pretty euphemism like that. Left her to die alone.
Allura hadn't seemed nearly as shaken back then, which only makes her fear now all the more haunting. He wants to assure her in so many words that it's not going to happen again, that she's safe, but there's only so much time they have to act. The Aether scientists were already trying to cover as much of their research up as possible and they need to keep that in perspective.
But all the same, he wraps his free arm around Allura's back, pulling her into a one armed hug. Maybe she doesn't neexd it if she's found some resolve, but maybe that's not the point. Maybe in the end, he's the one that needed to hold onto the friend he wanted to save but couldn't, however selfish that might be.]
And we're going to. [He stays that way for another beat before letting go and letting the hand on her shoulder slip down to grab her hand.] I'm not gonna let anyone make you go through anything like this again. Let's go.
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Allura hadn't seemed nearly as shaken back then, which only makes her fear now all the more haunting. He wants to assure her in so many words that it's not going to happen again, that she's safe, but there's only so much time they have to act. The Aether scientists were already trying to cover as much of their research up as possible and they need to keep that in perspective.
But all the same, he wraps his free arm around Allura's back, pulling her into a one armed hug. Maybe she doesn't neexd it if she's found some resolve, but maybe that's not the point. Maybe in the end, he's the one that needed to hold onto the friend he wanted to save but couldn't, however selfish that might be.]
And we're going to. [He stays that way for another beat before letting go and letting the hand on her shoulder slip down to grab her hand.] I'm not gonna let anyone make you go through anything like this again. Let's go.