[It is exceptionally telling, and dissolves more of the tension in Kratos. He obeys the command to breathe, if unconsciously, and manages to avoid another cough on the equally slow exhale.]
I don't push myself senselessly.
[... Well. There was that time he fell down the stairs.]
... I pushed myself senselessly once.
[But there's a near-smile faint around his mouth, and crookedly wry. If he explicitly breathes every few words, he can manage to speak without losing too much breath.]
I'm sorry for worrying you.
['Sorry', rather than 'forgive me'. There's a difference.]
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I don't push myself senselessly.
[... Well. There was that time he fell down the stairs.]
... I pushed myself senselessly once.
[But there's a near-smile faint around his mouth, and crookedly wry. If he explicitly breathes every few words, he can manage to speak without losing too much breath.]
I'm sorry for worrying you.
['Sorry', rather than 'forgive me'. There's a difference.]