[ Now that she's explained, he does move to lift the book. He does so carefully, turning it over in his hands, and then opening it.
Of course, none of it makes sense to him. It's not written in a language he can read.
He looks up at her. ]
Of course it matters. She's your mother.
[ Families always matter. He'd moved heaven and earth to help his own, after all. He knows how important that is.
But in many ways, this is actually news to him. He hadn't realised she was going home to something so urgent as this. ]
It matters a great deal. You shouldn't leave this lying around. [ He holds the book back out to her. ] You ought to keep it safe, and on you, so that you'll have it when you have a chance to return with it. You don't know when that might be, after all.
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Of course, none of it makes sense to him. It's not written in a language he can read.
He looks up at her. ]
Of course it matters. She's your mother.
[ Families always matter. He'd moved heaven and earth to help his own, after all. He knows how important that is.
But in many ways, this is actually news to him. He hadn't realised she was going home to something so urgent as this. ]
It matters a great deal. You shouldn't leave this lying around. [ He holds the book back out to her. ] You ought to keep it safe, and on you, so that you'll have it when you have a chance to return with it. You don't know when that might be, after all.