[He allows it, though his muscles are tense at the first second of contact.
When she talks about herself, he lifts his head from his hand to look at her, surprised.]
When you... [She doesn't need to say it. He thinks he understands. Well enough, anyway.]
...You're lucky to have each other here, then.
[It's said without jealousy or malice - but there's an intense sadness to it.]
Johanna is alive. I know that, at least. And well taken care of - Hester gave me a photo of her, before I even knew that I wasn't-.
[The thought of another man raising his daughter makes his stomach turn. He can only hope that he was kind to her. That they couldn't be found because Lucy had taken her to escape the Judge.]
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When she talks about herself, he lifts his head from his hand to look at her, surprised.]
When you... [She doesn't need to say it. He thinks he understands. Well enough, anyway.]
...You're lucky to have each other here, then.
[It's said without jealousy or malice - but there's an intense sadness to it.]
Johanna is alive. I know that, at least. And well taken care of - Hester gave me a photo of her, before I even knew that I wasn't-.
[The thought of another man raising his daughter makes his stomach turn. He can only hope that he was kind to her. That they couldn't be found because Lucy had taken her to escape the Judge.]
God... If I found them, what would I even say?