[ Gansey had been listening for him. None of them had known what had happened to Noah after they disappeared. Truthfully, they're not even sure what's happened to him at home. He'd been so faded the last time they saw him, in the car with Ronan. And before that, he'd been overtaken by the Demon, and then Gansey had seen him for how he really was - or what was left of him, anyway.
There had been a time when Gansey had planned to use Glendower's favour to save Noah. He'd thought that was possible, or at the very least, he'd hoped that it was. He'd always been wrong, though, and Noah's deterioration at home had made that clear. Gansey isn't sure there would have been enough left to save, even if Glendower had still been a possibility -
Which, of course, he's not.
Noah here, though. That's still a possibility. This place has captured Noah from a happier time, given him a body that won't decay so long as he's in it. Here, he still has a chance. What a strange thought that is. He still has a chance, so long as he didn't go home.
Now the door is opening, and Gansey comes around the side of the couch to look up to it. ]
Noah?
[ He's more calm than he was earlier, more settled with himself. He's seen all the others, and he's not exactly okay, but at least the initial shock has worn off. There's unmistakable relief on his face when he sees his friend. ]
Noah, Jesus. We all got back hours ago. Did you...go home?
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There had been a time when Gansey had planned to use Glendower's favour to save Noah. He'd thought that was possible, or at the very least, he'd hoped that it was. He'd always been wrong, though, and Noah's deterioration at home had made that clear. Gansey isn't sure there would have been enough left to save, even if Glendower had still been a possibility -
Which, of course, he's not.
Noah here, though. That's still a possibility. This place has captured Noah from a happier time, given him a body that won't decay so long as he's in it. Here, he still has a chance. What a strange thought that is. He still has a chance, so long as he didn't go home.
Now the door is opening, and Gansey comes around the side of the couch to look up to it. ]
Noah?
[ He's more calm than he was earlier, more settled with himself. He's seen all the others, and he's not exactly okay, but at least the initial shock has worn off. There's unmistakable relief on his face when he sees his friend. ]
Noah, Jesus. We all got back hours ago. Did you...go home?