[Brook's immediate reaction is that he shouldn't have asked, and Onni feels a wave of relief. Relief that he won't be asking further questions that he knows are prying - he doesn't hold the one Brook had asked against him, because he hadn't known, but further ones would be...difficult to say the least.
But he knows that Brook deserves more explanation, for Onni to share this part of his life with him. They've been companions for long enough, and Onni thinks of him as a friend now. But he doesn't know what to say, or how to say it. He just knows Brook deserves more from him. Especially after he'd put him in danger.]
No. It was fine to ask. You have nothing to apologize for.
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But he knows that Brook deserves more explanation, for Onni to share this part of his life with him. They've been companions for long enough, and Onni thinks of him as a friend now. But he doesn't know what to say, or how to say it. He just knows Brook deserves more from him. Especially after he'd put him in danger.]
No. It was fine to ask. You have nothing to apologize for.
[A pause, and a sharp little breath.]
She died recently. She was only 21.