Raine straightened from the desk only to bend over his hand, peering carefully at the tattoo now that implicit permission was given for study. She reached out, but didn't quite touch. "It's beautiful," she said finally.
The relative newness, upon this closer examination, did not go unnoticed, and the realization that she had inadvertently touched on a possibly raw subject came close after. "I'm sorry," Raine added. "For your loss."
That would be enough of that, unless Amberdrake chose to speak on it more himself, and she leaned back to her initial position. "Do you have other questions?" she asked. "And what will be the best way to contact you in an emergency-- I would assume the radios?"
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Raine straightened from the desk only to bend over his hand, peering carefully at the tattoo now that implicit permission was given for study. She reached out, but didn't quite touch. "It's beautiful," she said finally.
The relative newness, upon this closer examination, did not go unnoticed, and the realization that she had inadvertently touched on a possibly raw subject came close after. "I'm sorry," Raine added. "For your loss."
That would be enough of that, unless Amberdrake chose to speak on it more himself, and she leaned back to her initial position. "Do you have other questions?" she asked. "And what will be the best way to contact you in an emergency-- I would assume the radios?"