sad wife, unhappy life

Hana clearly was as uncomfortable seeing him as he was seeing hers, and while his gaze dropped to her bandage paw long enough to feel the lingering guilt of it, he knew at least that the injury was small and that she'd heal. Watching as she struggled with the fishing line, he considered the various petty and snide comments that could fit the scene.

In the end, she did not deserve too much more embarrassment.... and he knew it would cause him more pain to physically speak the words then they could inflict on her. "Good to see you working." Az decided upon tersely, his newly maimed cheek twitching against the stitches and the strain.

"Speech"