[ Rafe grants him the breather, and does him one better. Sidestepping neatly, he strolls past Nate — the picture of nonchalance, as if he weren't perfectly aware of the poleaxe he's left behind him for Nate to fumble with and figure out.
Nate may think he's off the hook, or even that the past five minutes were some weird post-adrenaline fever dream to be shaken off and forgotten back in the real world. The possibility spins out in the silence until Rafe pauses, turns back to arch an eyebrow inquiringly. ]
You coming?
[ His own private shower is much closer than the general wash tent up on the ridge in the middle of camp, and Rafe can one hundred percent guarantee better company than Nate could find elsewhere. But the question is still more honest question than rhetorical at this point, still offering Nate a way out rather than anything else. ]
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[ Rafe grants him the breather, and does him one better. Sidestepping neatly, he strolls past Nate — the picture of nonchalance, as if he weren't perfectly aware of the poleaxe he's left behind him for Nate to fumble with and figure out.
Nate may think he's off the hook, or even that the past five minutes were some weird post-adrenaline fever dream to be shaken off and forgotten back in the real world. The possibility spins out in the silence until Rafe pauses, turns back to arch an eyebrow inquiringly. ]
You coming?
[ His own private shower is much closer than the general wash tent up on the ridge in the middle of camp, and Rafe can one hundred percent guarantee better company than Nate could find elsewhere. But the question is still more honest question than rhetorical at this point, still offering Nate a way out rather than anything else. ]