[She doesn't know exactly what she's assuring him of, only that she wants to reassure, and that she doesn't want to do whatever she should, doesn't want to go clean blood off another stairwell landing or build anything or fight anyone, not now, not yet, not when she still feels sensitive and scared and light-headed all at once, not when Ben is here, looking like that, when all she wants is to stay with him.]
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[She doesn't know exactly what she's assuring him of, only that she wants to reassure, and that she doesn't want to do whatever she should, doesn't want to go clean blood off another stairwell landing or build anything or fight anyone, not now, not yet, not when she still feels sensitive and scared and light-headed all at once, not when Ben is here, looking like that, when all she wants is to stay with him.]