Hearing it makes his blood freeze. Whatever this is, it knows him. That wasn't a general "you," that was I know you, Yu. In a voice that ... sounds so familiar ...
It was just one word. That couldn't have been--
... could it?
If nothing else, the sheer humanity of that voice has convinced him he can't leave. It's an effort, but Yu will let his hands unclench, instead turning them palm-forward in a gesture of quiet, subtle supplication. ]
... maybe I can't. But neither of us will know that for sure unless you let me try.
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Hearing it makes his blood freeze. Whatever this is, it knows him. That wasn't a general "you," that was I know you, Yu. In a voice that ... sounds so familiar ...
It was just one word. That couldn't have been--
... could it?
If nothing else, the sheer humanity of that voice has convinced him he can't leave. It's an effort, but Yu will let his hands unclench, instead turning them palm-forward in a gesture of quiet, subtle supplication. ]
... maybe I can't. But neither of us will know that for sure unless you let me try.