（ he gives aidan a bit of a look. less out of judgement and more... curious, almost. ）
So what changed?
（ he's betting it was rii — he doesn't know the whole story, but he knows enough of it. he thinks that she's probably saved aidan's life the same way vel did his.
but conversations mean something different between them now that jai's not trying to hide the kestrel. he can just... be himself. outside of gal, how many times has he had that opportunity in the last few years? never. ）
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So what changed?
（ he's betting it was rii — he doesn't know the whole story, but he knows enough of it. he thinks that she's probably saved aidan's life the same way vel did his.
but conversations mean something different between them now that jai's not trying to hide the kestrel. he can just... be himself. outside of gal, how many times has he had that opportunity in the last few years? never. ）