[He listens to her and lets it wash over him. He knows she's right, and it means a little hearing her say it when she is a pragmatist, she doesn't choose optimism without considering the ugly facts, too.
So his feelings do seem to settle a bit, like he is trying to hear her out. A little resistance, but it's not rejection.]
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So his feelings do seem to settle a bit, like he is trying to hear her out. A little resistance, but it's not rejection.]
. . . Bonds? In what sense?