[In spite of her calm and quiet demeanor, Aranea is not quick to offer physical intimacy. It sort of went with the territory of being am empath. Reaching out and touching another person can be very alarming and viewed as an act of emotional bullying, especially for sensitive moments. Sometimes people needed the opportunity to be hurt, or vulnerable, or isolated. Yet now she no longer knew what feeling Matt was feeling. In a strange way, this was disarming, and yet in another they were level. A gesture of friendship, or support, or compassion. There was meaning.]
[Slowly the troll returned the gesture, and in that one fleeting moment shared her comfort, warmth and presence.]
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[Slowly the troll returned the gesture, and in that one fleeting moment shared her comfort, warmth and presence.]
And that is good too.