[He's about to say that's really nice of her, but then she drops the bomb. The bomb which hits him quite hard. So hard that his reaction is delayed, even.]
Be quiet, you're slowing things down.
[Of course she isn't because talking doesn't affect mana exchange, but he needs to say anything before he goes completely silent, offended by her words. Maybe if he was a different kind of a man, he would find a more effective way to shut her up, but it's Gil. It doesn't even cross his mind.
Instead, he's going to hold her without saying anything else for at least a few minutes.]
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Be quiet, you're slowing things down.
[Of course she isn't because talking doesn't affect mana exchange, but he needs to say anything before he goes completely silent, offended by her words. Maybe if he was a different kind of a man, he would find a more effective way to shut her up, but it's Gil. It doesn't even cross his mind.
Instead, he's going to hold her without saying anything else for at least a few minutes.]