[Somehow, Jamil can't find it in himself to smile, no matter how often he plasters them on for the sake of politeness or empty flattery in his daily life. He can at least try to offer some semblance of reassurance at least, even if he couldn't possibly believe his own words any less--it seems like the only thing he can do, feeling Kalim's grasp grow gradually more insubstantial and cold.
They're not going to find anyone out there. They're not going to find anything out there. Jamil knows that with more certainty than he should, heavy and cold in the pit of his stomach. How pretty the landscape is does nothing to alleviate his anxiety--especially when the farther they go, the lovelier and wilder it seems to get. A popular tourist attraction shouldn't have a trail that gets rougher and more overgrown, should it? The wilderness shouldn't be trying to reclaim this place, as though they're the only ones who have wandered through some distant, isolated grove in recent memory. There's a paved parking lot not that far away, for the Seven's sake.]
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[Somehow, Jamil can't find it in himself to smile, no matter how often he plasters them on for the sake of politeness or empty flattery in his daily life. He can at least try to offer some semblance of reassurance at least, even if he couldn't possibly believe his own words any less--it seems like the only thing he can do, feeling Kalim's grasp grow gradually more insubstantial and cold.
They're not going to find anyone out there. They're not going to find anything out there. Jamil knows that with more certainty than he should, heavy and cold in the pit of his stomach. How pretty the landscape is does nothing to alleviate his anxiety--especially when the farther they go, the lovelier and wilder it seems to get. A popular tourist attraction shouldn't have a trail that gets rougher and more overgrown, should it? The wilderness shouldn't be trying to reclaim this place, as though they're the only ones who have wandered through some distant, isolated grove in recent memory. There's a paved parking lot not that far away, for the Seven's sake.]