[He goes quiet again, just watching her carefully and wondering briefly why she's telling him this, but then he has an idea. She's worried.]
He was likely surprised.
[It's the only thing he can really say back, something factual, even if he also means it as a reassurance. Even an angel could be taken out by surprise; it meant nothing but a cowardly attacker.]
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He was likely surprised.
[It's the only thing he can really say back, something factual, even if he also means it as a reassurance. Even an angel could be taken out by surprise; it meant nothing but a cowardly attacker.]