[Richard just remains quiet, biting his lip against a sudden surge of emotions that both surprise and confuse him. Asbel had... yes, he'd shown up when Richard really needed him, but... it had been seven years before that without even so much as a letter. He's been telling himself that it's okay, that surely Asbel was just busy and that it's fine because Asbel did come to save him in the end, but... the truth is, it still hurts to have been left alone like that.]
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