[He drew her close to him again, offering a physical shoulder for her to weep upon.] Ssh. It's over now. Let it go.
[Later, perhaps he would thank her for bringing sense to a nonsensical demand. But at the moment, Cecil's brain was awhirl with the reddened eyes and faint sniffles of Rydia's sadness. Anything to indulge her, even if it didn't make complete sense to him at the moment.] I understand. My apologies for acting so selfishly. Do as you will.
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[Later, perhaps he would thank her for bringing sense to a nonsensical demand. But at the moment, Cecil's brain was awhirl with the reddened eyes and faint sniffles of Rydia's sadness. Anything to indulge her, even if it didn't make complete sense to him at the moment.] I understand. My apologies for acting so selfishly. Do as you will.