[Raleigh knows that she's frustrated with her forced period of rest, that she doesn't trust his other knights to protect him like she does, that she would push herself before she's ready. And that's why he puts his foot down, one of the rare times that he actually does with her.
She will rest because she needs to and he needs her to get better. It's that simple.
It is less interesting without her by his side constantly. He's reminded of how much he actually... tunes people out when he doesn't feel like listening to them and perhaps that's bad, worse that he only realizes it when he doesn't have Mako to watch instead of listening to people prattle on. He comes back to his room that night, a little more tense for the day, more on edge than he usually is and maybe that's why he's not immediately grateful that Mako already has dinner and a bath ready for him, because--]
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She will rest because she needs to and he needs her to get better. It's that simple.
It is less interesting without her by his side constantly. He's reminded of how much he actually... tunes people out when he doesn't feel like listening to them and perhaps that's bad, worse that he only realizes it when he doesn't have Mako to watch instead of listening to people prattle on. He comes back to his room that night, a little more tense for the day, more on edge than he usually is and maybe that's why he's not immediately grateful that Mako already has dinner and a bath ready for him, because--]
I thought you were supposed to be resting.