Are you sure it's not the right response? Because it certainly brings his grin right back. It is pretty badass isn't it? He hadn't realized as much until his friends had pointed it out in an attempt to cheer him up, but he's proud now.
And he'll be prouder still if he can help Peter with this. All that work will mean something. And it will mean a lot.
His phantom heart gives a pang and he moves in again to wrap Peter in another hug. He gets it. He really does. And Peter is far too young not to get his proper chance at living.
"Alright," He says, releasing the boy once more. "Let's do this. We're going to find some pavement and I'm going to draw up a circle in black salt chalk. I've got the cempasuchils, asphodel, our grave dirt, mist, our mixture we'll call the secret ingredient, and a last bit of outland flower essence. I'll get you to step inside and start the spell. It's going to be bright, it might sting a bit, and it's probably going to knock one of us out. But it'll work. I swear it."
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And he'll be prouder still if he can help Peter with this. All that work will mean something. And it will mean a lot.
His phantom heart gives a pang and he moves in again to wrap Peter in another hug. He gets it. He really does. And Peter is far too young not to get his proper chance at living.
"Alright," He says, releasing the boy once more. "Let's do this. We're going to find some pavement and I'm going to draw up a circle in black salt chalk. I've got the cempasuchils, asphodel, our grave dirt, mist, our mixture we'll call the secret ingredient, and a last bit of outland flower essence. I'll get you to step inside and start the spell. It's going to be bright, it might sting a bit, and it's probably going to knock one of us out. But it'll work. I swear it."