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Without prompt, she laced her fingers with his and settled back, shifting gently into a mode more relaxed than that of when she had been vomiting. Observing the change, Razekiel silently considered her position and the ongoings of her life in contrast to timing, and with his free hand he pulled at the small goatee that hung from his chin.
"Only some of the time," he repeated aloud, small puffs of smoke intertwined with his breath in the frigid air quick to escape from his lips. Straw eyes returned to her then, their color intense with curiosity and thought. "Perhaps it is stress, Lady Liberty, yeah? Even ol' Razekiel knows what happened with Gideon, and..."
He pulled at the tuft of hair again and against, mumbling beneath his breath in thought as his eyes wandered. He was no healer, though he knew the basics of first aid; his knowledge of illnesses was fairly limited, however, as the most he could fix up were scrapes and scratches. Twisting and reaching into his satchel with his open hand, he dug a moment before pulling out a joint and offering it to her. "Maybe this could help," he shrugged, beginning to chuckle, "might numb some of the pain, man. Shouldn't make it worse, shouldn't be harmful, unless..."
His voice trailed off, his laugh hanging empty in the air. Smile disappearing, he stared at her a long moment, then cast his gaze away at the ocean and dipped into the silence of doubtful thoughts.
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