[ The breath he lets out his heavy when she grants him permission, and he doesn't give her a smile or anything that might earn her ire, but he does look noticeably relieved--or rather, a little pleased.
(It's stupid.)
He gives her a nod then, before hurrying toward the sound of the boy, who's protests he can still hear. The rain hits his face as he hurries, but he doesn't notice, the scars healing as they form. The boy he finds isn't as young as he could be, perhaps around ten, looking distraught under the hold of his family member. It's a relief at least, Scott's not sure he could make this work with someone younger, but the boy listens, and bundled up with coats and jackets they head back out.
They both apparently have the same amount of optimism as they approach Riza and the prisoner, though the boy at Scott's side stubbornly refuses to show any weakness, either at how scared he is that something will go wrong and he'll get in trouble, or how horrified he is to see his mother in such a state.
Scott's attention wanders to Riza, watching her gaze to make sure that she isn't going to spring something on them, and when the boy shuffles forward a little quicker to his mother side, he turns to the Enforcer - ]
Are you going to get in trouble for this?
[ Not really something he'd wanted to ask before. ]
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(It's stupid.)
He gives her a nod then, before hurrying toward the sound of the boy, who's protests he can still hear. The rain hits his face as he hurries, but he doesn't notice, the scars healing as they form. The boy he finds isn't as young as he could be, perhaps around ten, looking distraught under the hold of his family member. It's a relief at least, Scott's not sure he could make this work with someone younger, but the boy listens, and bundled up with coats and jackets they head back out.
They both apparently have the same amount of optimism as they approach Riza and the prisoner, though the boy at Scott's side stubbornly refuses to show any weakness, either at how scared he is that something will go wrong and he'll get in trouble, or how horrified he is to see his mother in such a state.
Scott's attention wanders to Riza, watching her gaze to make sure that she isn't going to spring something on them, and when the boy shuffles forward a little quicker to his mother side, he turns to the Enforcer - ]
Are you going to get in trouble for this?
[ Not really something he'd wanted to ask before. ]