[ It did. The money after, while some of it ended up going to Stick (not that he deserved it), most of it went away in a safe place for them. It never mattered to them what happened with the money so long as the other brother was close by. ]
I was worried about me too.
[ They don't often talk about the close calls. The near misses. The last few weeks have been rough for them in other ways, and this threw what was important into sharp clarity. He leans his forehead close when he senses his brother do the same, and gives a soft sigh of content. He's missed this. They hadn't really been close in the last little bit of time. He hadn't noticed how much he missed it until it was back on his radar. ]
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I was worried about me too.
[ They don't often talk about the close calls. The near misses. The last few weeks have been rough for them in other ways, and this threw what was important into sharp clarity. He leans his forehead close when he senses his brother do the same, and gives a soft sigh of content. He's missed this. They hadn't really been close in the last little bit of time. He hadn't noticed how much he missed it until it was back on his radar. ]
Didn't mean to scare everyone.