He was afraid to speak, but the silence kept getting increasingly unbearable. Kara seemed to be lost in her thoughts. Whatever it was, Erbrand worried that she might not have heard him.
"Kara," He asked, sitting beside her and taking hold of one of her hands. "Are you alright? You don't seem to be yourself. If this is a bad time, or I have spoken out of place in my boldness, say the word and I will leave. I can always return later."
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