[ He starts to slow his pace though. Riku going from barely steadying himself on Arden's shoulder to really leaning on him is less of a trouble to Arden and more of a worry. He's confident he can carry Riku on his back, but at what cost to Riku's pride and their tenuously less-antagonistic connection. ]
We're close, but how are you holding up?
[ Even if he joked about completely avoiding the question of soup due to how exhausted Riku will be, he's not sure Riku can keep walking the whole way. With a Corridor out of the question... what other options did they have? ]
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[ He starts to slow his pace though. Riku going from barely steadying himself on Arden's shoulder to really leaning on him is less of a trouble to Arden and more of a worry. He's confident he can carry Riku on his back, but at what cost to Riku's pride and their tenuously less-antagonistic connection. ]
We're close, but how are you holding up?
[ Even if he joked about completely avoiding the question of soup due to how exhausted Riku will be, he's not sure Riku can keep walking the whole way. With a Corridor out of the question... what other options did they have? ]