[Marco nods understandingly and snuggles up against Thatch more.]
May I please come with you?
[The stilted formality of the manners is a mark of how it's affecting Marco too, and not in ways he likes much. It's easier for him to stay strong when he has to be for Thatch's sake, for any of his brother's sakes. On his own, he's still just as stubborn, but alone he only lets himself down, not the others.]
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May I please come with you?
[The stilted formality of the manners is a mark of how it's affecting Marco too, and not in ways he likes much. It's easier for him to stay strong when he has to be for Thatch's sake, for any of his brother's sakes. On his own, he's still just as stubborn, but alone he only lets himself down, not the others.]