It was... [He pauses and forgets their little game a moment as he tries to decide where to start, what to say. He thinks of Nate in the other room and how broken up he'd been about Crais vanishing when he knew the man was dead and had nothing to return to. Was it worth mentioning to Caleb? He'd mentioned it to a couple others but what did it help to know, really?

He pulls back so he can bring his hands up to Caleb's face and cup just under his jaw as Chris leans in to kiss his lips. It's slow, lingering, maybe betrays a little of what he's not saying, but he doesn't address it when they finally find space again.]

Ups and downs, both as with any life, but another month in Faerun and a bit more closure on where some things are going, I think. That helps.