When Kellen came out, Brent winced. Ah, fuck.
He could tell that the others didn't notice, but Brent did. The man had been crying. Fuck.
Kellen had the same calm expression that he always did when on a mission, but it was the slight wetness to his eyes, and the way his nose was a little more red than normal that told Brent that something was up. There was also the chance that Brent was just looking for there to be something wrong, but given the subject topic they had been discussing before he'd taken a moment to himself….
Brent sighed, crossing his arms and almost wished Sergei was still with them so that he could stomp on his foot for good measure. Nothing to actually hurt him, but enough to make a point. Though, taking it out on Sergei wasn't exactly fair. The man did feel terrible for what he'd said and done, and he was suffering for it.
