Leo doesn’t protest at all; he’s really missed this, being hidden in Huvrye’s wings. It makes him feel protected. Not that he would ever say that, ‘cause, not cool.

Huvrye saying he woke up “strapped to a table” makes Leo jolt, though. So Huvrye was here… and he wasn’t safe. And Leo wasn’t even looking for him…

Leo feels a wave of shame, and he shudders against Huvrye.

“That was… five months ago, I think. We spent some time back in the eighties and that messed up my sense of time, you know?”

Or he doesn’t. Leo tilts so he can look at Huvrye better.

“You were exhausted after the fight, and we didn’t know how to take care of you. The Society took you to take care of you while you were in stasis, and I visited you a lot.”

He had, back then. The guy taking care of Huvrye told him Huvrye was recovering, but it was just slow. Then…

“Then we went to the past, and… changed some stuff. And after that, the timeline had to… fix itself? And… and a bunch of people disappeared, and things were different, and you were gone and I thought…”

Thought he went home. But he was strapped to a table.

“Huv, I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry.”

He hugs on tighter, even though he feels like Huvrye should push him away. He wasn’t even looking! He left Huvrye alone… All this time…