Of course it did. It always feels good to make someone who's badmouthing you shut up.
[He rubs her back, hoping the friction warms her up a little quicker.]
...If it's any consolation, I...just remember it doesn't matter what that thing said, because the only person who got to decide what the old man's life was worth was him.
[He noticed that pause in their exchange, and he can't really speak for anyone else, but he can speak for Blackmore. And while Robin had only known him for two short weeks, there's no doubt in his mind his former Master would be proud of her, and honored to have helped such a fine young lady grow into her own, even if the method was...unpleasant, to say the least.]
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[He rubs her back, hoping the friction warms her up a little quicker.]
...If it's any consolation, I...just remember it doesn't matter what that thing said, because the only person who got to decide what the old man's life was worth was him.
[He noticed that pause in their exchange, and he can't really speak for anyone else, but he can speak for Blackmore. And while Robin had only known him for two short weeks, there's no doubt in his mind his former Master would be proud of her, and honored to have helped such a fine young lady grow into her own, even if the method was...unpleasant, to say the least.]