[On the contrary the list of things Alhaitham hasn't done persists in being rather long, and failing Kaveh being able to come up with something he was sure he could manage it instead. There's the flicker of a thought of wanting something just for the two of them to share, something that no one else gets to have, and he wonders if that is a kind of foolish selfishness that neither of them can afford here.
The question makes him look up, meeting Kaveh's eyes with faint surprise. Does he trust him? Kaveh has never asked him that question and Alhaitham had never thought he would need to.
Of course he trusts him. He trusts Kaveh as someone who knows him better than anyone. As a person who acts as a mirror to himself, keeping him connected to the world in a way that no one else can. As someone that he would place his life in the hands of, if there was ever a need to do so, and know it would be well taken care of.
What he actually asks feels like nothing in comparison.]
... All right.
[A little thrill of anticipatory excitement burns in him for a moment.]
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The question makes him look up, meeting Kaveh's eyes with faint surprise. Does he trust him? Kaveh has never asked him that question and Alhaitham had never thought he would need to.
Of course he trusts him. He trusts Kaveh as someone who knows him better than anyone. As a person who acts as a mirror to himself, keeping him connected to the world in a way that no one else can. As someone that he would place his life in the hands of, if there was ever a need to do so, and know it would be well taken care of.
What he actually asks feels like nothing in comparison.]
... All right.
[A little thrill of anticipatory excitement burns in him for a moment.]
Then do that.