[His previously clear blue-grey eyes darkened considerably, turning heavy and dark. Her initial answer, so simply given, upset him so deeply, he immediately replied, without waiting to hear the rest of her words:]
Because I can't follow. [He cut in with utmost seriousness, suddenly leaning forward, placing his hands on hers, the gravity only broken by a confused blink when the rest of her words registered in his mind.]
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Because I can't follow. [He cut in with utmost seriousness, suddenly leaning forward, placing his hands on hers, the gravity only broken by a confused blink when the rest of her words registered in his mind.]