[ Drawing attention to his ever-present hunger turns a dial deep in Daniel to ferocity. ]
Pretty much always hungry now.
[ What a reassuring thing to say. The second question - he could last just fine, he has a honed willpower, better than a lot of fledgelings his age would. But does he want to? There's something in Koby's eyes, the set of his jaw, that speaks of self-sacrifice, and Daniel can see that, if he looks hard enough he can hear it, and so he says: ]
I dunno, actually. It gets ... overpowering, sometimes.
[ Reaching out slower, he just grips Koby's shoulder and steadies him, brings him forward so he doesn't get twigs in his hair, and lets go. See? He'd never hurt Koby. Not on purpose.
But yeah. Maybe the next person. If Koby doesn't step up. If Koby doesn't do something about it, help Daniel help himself. (Are those Koby's thoughts, or Daniel's? They probably sound like Koby's thoughts.) ]
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Pretty much always hungry now.
[ What a reassuring thing to say. The second question - he could last just fine, he has a honed willpower, better than a lot of fledgelings his age would. But does he want to? There's something in Koby's eyes, the set of his jaw, that speaks of self-sacrifice, and Daniel can see that, if he looks hard enough he can hear it, and so he says: ]
I dunno, actually. It gets ... overpowering, sometimes.
[ Reaching out slower, he just grips Koby's shoulder and steadies him, brings him forward so he doesn't get twigs in his hair, and lets go. See? He'd never hurt Koby. Not on purpose.
But yeah. Maybe the next person. If Koby doesn't step up. If Koby doesn't do something about it, help Daniel help himself. (Are those Koby's thoughts, or Daniel's? They probably sound like Koby's thoughts.) ]