Giles absolutely freezes when Grune hugs him, largely because his mind goes blank and he finds himself without any clue of how to react. He wants to respond to such an inherently warm gesture just because of what's come before, and he almost, almost succumbs again.
...no. Not again. Even if he has nothing left. But even so, the shock of being suddenly hugged like this leaves Giles quite dazed.]
/bows Might as well test out the idea first. I do apologize for the painfulness, though.
Giles absolutely freezes when Grune hugs him, largely because his mind goes blank and he finds himself without any clue of how to react. He wants to respond to such an inherently warm gesture just because of what's come before, and he almost, almost succumbs again.
...no. Not again. Even if he has nothing left. But even so, the shock of being suddenly hugged like this leaves Giles quite dazed.]
H-Hello.