[He freezes at the touch, not needing more than a brush to abort the motion. And there's absolutely no resistance as Ariel moves, just color rising to his cheeks as he thinks about how stupid that was, how stupid he is-]
I- sorry. I wasn't thinking. Of course not.
[Ariel has Helena - or at least her memory. He shouldn't have even tried it. He'd just thought- for a moment-
I will stay and never leave.
The memory makes his throat close again, and he ducks his head in embarrassment]
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I- sorry. I wasn't thinking. Of course not.
[Ariel has Helena - or at least her memory. He shouldn't have even tried it. He'd just thought- for a moment-
I will stay and never leave.
The memory makes his throat close again, and he ducks his head in embarrassment]
...it's enough you're here.