[His eyes open when her's do, and he's already half way through a nod. The adrenaline bleeds between them, and for a moment he basks in it. Its familiar, and it chases away some of his anger from earlier in the evening. But at least she understands now -- that's all he wanted to communicate.
It takes him a moment to release her staff to allow her to take it back, but he does. His hands hover for a moment before he lets them fall.]
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It takes him a moment to release her staff to allow her to take it back, but he does. His hands hover for a moment before he lets them fall.]
Like that.