[These aren't exactly the circumstances he'd hoped to see Gabe in again. when they'd last talked, rhys felt like the war was still something that would stay out of Safta. It was a protected area for the rest of them. Not anymore.
He can tell Gabe is trying his best to be prepared for this-- as prepared as any of them can be-- but seeing Gabe rain destruction down on the battlefield isn't something Rhys is sure he's ready for. He wants to ask if Gabe is sure, or if Gabe is ready, or to say he's sorry or all these things he knows don't matter now. Gabe is the Asha, and no amount of fear changes that.
When a moment both of them are free opens up, he steps beside Gabe and slides him his phone to see.
Gabe/Rhys
He can tell Gabe is trying his best to be prepared for this-- as prepared as any of them can be-- but seeing Gabe rain destruction down on the battlefield isn't something Rhys is sure he's ready for. He wants to ask if Gabe is sure, or if Gabe is ready, or to say he's sorry or all these things he knows don't matter now. Gabe is the Asha, and no amount of fear changes that.
When a moment both of them are free opens up, he steps beside Gabe and slides him his phone to see.
How has it been going in that library of yours?]