[There's a familiarity in the touch that would have her smiling and making a teasing comment, if the mood wasn't so heavy. The touch might be similar, but she feels nothing like she did a few nights ago. (And any good mood that had put her in is lost in Ellie's sadness, but Stph doesn't begrudge her for it).]
You do. [She slides her hand a little lower down Ellie's neck, massaging the muscles with her fingertips, trying to ease some of the tension.] And you'll keep making a difference, a positive one, nothing can take that from you.
[Not anger, not fear, not screaming and losing twelve soldiers.]
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You do. [She slides her hand a little lower down Ellie's neck, massaging the muscles with her fingertips, trying to ease some of the tension.] And you'll keep making a difference, a positive one, nothing can take that from you.
[Not anger, not fear, not screaming and losing twelve soldiers.]