[Sword still raised, Asbel at least isn't putting up the struggle Hubert is. His eyes flash up to the adult's face, and then his attention's back on his brother again, his brother who's still fighting even now...]
[Jade could handle this, he knows that. But it feels wrong somehow. He and Hubert are family. Should he really let a grown-up take over before he's done everything he can? There must be a way to get through to him. He can't have tried everything.]
[The redhead makes a half-hearted attempt at shrugging Jade's hand off, but in that brief glance Asbel's fear and distress were plain to see, and Jade could probably feel the boy trembling beneath his hand even as he squares his jaw now and tries to pretend he has everything under control.]
R-relax, Hubert. It's fine... Everything's going to be fine.
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[Sword still raised, Asbel at least isn't putting up the struggle Hubert is. His eyes flash up to the adult's face, and then his attention's back on his brother again, his brother who's still fighting even now...]
[Jade could handle this, he knows that. But it feels wrong somehow. He and Hubert are family. Should he really let a grown-up take over before he's done everything he can? There must be a way to get through to him. He can't have tried everything.]
[The redhead makes a half-hearted attempt at shrugging Jade's hand off, but in that brief glance Asbel's fear and distress were plain to see, and Jade could probably feel the boy trembling beneath his hand even as he squares his jaw now and tries to pretend he has everything under control.]
R-relax, Hubert. It's fine... Everything's going to be fine.