Hey. It's going to be fine. [ she hits that careful tone that ..doesn't actually sound careful, but it's real and solid without being too outwardly "I SEE YOU'RE WORRIED AND I AM HERE TO HELP". ] Nobody has to know anything's different. --I know no one is going to believe Clarke's just taking some time to herself, but we'll think of something. If anyone asks for her, we can say she's just- gone into lock-down mode to learn some kind of new magic. Something powerful, something that means she can't be disturbed.

[ there's a sort of flippant hand motion towards the end there, a very obvious I don't know, I'm winging it. but then she's just pushing her finger to his chest, a sort of hey, anyway, okay. listen. gesture. ]

You do what you have to do, what you normally do. I've just been exploring since I got here, nobody's been paying attention to that. So I'll stay here with her while you're out, and nobody comes through that front door.