002] mercy waits to take your hand [location: wayne manor/backdated forever]

[sibreden]

By the time he reaches the place where he's figured Sagramore must be, the rescue committee has of course come and gone. He stands on the sidewalk for a few minutes, swearing in repressed panic, before he remembers the map -- it's going to take him a while to get used to that. He's still a little scraped and bruised by his own encounter with

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[obscuronoctis]

Mordred has pretty damn good timing, anyway, as Bruce was just starting to go through what evidence of Sagramore's presence he could find on the tablet network. As he found a cached recording of the indisposed man's arrival, he knows who Mordred is and that they're comrades. ... Of a sort, anyway.

That said, when he opens the door, he doesn't look surprised or even terribly curious.

"You're Mordred?"

[sibreden]

Mordred is silent for a space. "I'm sorry," he says at last. "About the last time."

[crophisownrose]

"I don't mind. I understand."

[sibreden]

"The hell you don't mind," tiredly.

[crophisownrose]

"All right; but I don't blame you."

[sibreden]

"You did that, too," he says quietly. "You were right to."

[crophisownrose]

"No--it's understandable, you've got a great deal to think about."

[sibreden]

"I'm sick of thinking, it does me no good." Mordred pushes both hands through his hair, and pauses on the street corner, eyeing a passing tram mistrustfully.

When it's gone, he says more steadily, "Will you stay with me?"

[crophisownrose]

"Yes. Yes, of course. Of course I will." He moves closer.

[sibreden]

"There's the whole house, half a dozen rooms and no one in it but me--"

[crophisownrose]

"Oh, Jesu, no, no, nem. Not any more. I'll come with you."

[sibreden]

And Mordred, being far worse at thanks than apology, reaches up to rest a hand on his shoulder, silently.

[crophisownrose]

"Let's go. Come along."

[sibreden]

"Aye." He draws a deep breath, and steps off the curb.

[crophisownrose]

And Sagramore, quietly, goes back with him, back to the house, where he closes the door behind them and without saying anything offers to help Mordred out of his clothes.