[Because she's right on that count, to an extent-- there's no part of him that's ready to admit he can't keep up with the level of work he's been given, knows down to the core of himself that he can go for as long as they need him to. But even something like him, designed for endurance and harsh conditions, needing little in the way of rest or sustenance, gets tired sometimes. And he knows her well enough by now to be sure that she doesn't intend to cast aspersions on his capabilities. As such, he looks over at her, raises one thin blond brow.]
But things have been hectic lately. Volatile times, and all that.
[It's the closest he's prepared to come to saying that some downtime wouldn't go amiss.]
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[Because she's right on that count, to an extent-- there's no part of him that's ready to admit he can't keep up with the level of work he's been given, knows down to the core of himself that he can go for as long as they need him to. But even something like him, designed for endurance and harsh conditions, needing little in the way of rest or sustenance, gets tired sometimes. And he knows her well enough by now to be sure that she doesn't intend to cast aspersions on his capabilities. As such, he looks over at her, raises one thin blond brow.]
But things have been hectic lately. Volatile times, and all that.
[It's the closest he's prepared to come to saying that some downtime wouldn't go amiss.]