[ There definitely are potential circumstances where Daniel would have told him to not do it. It's not like he wants Ortus to push himself, after all - not straight into something that might make him miserable, or push him into something he doesn't want to be.
(Daniel fell into that mistake with both eyes wide open when he was younger, after all.)
But after witnessing the other very briefly here, just long enough to see that shift in Ortus, and for Daniel to determine that it looks genuine rather than something he is negatively forcing upon himself, Daniel nods. ]
Alright.
[ He moves the bo again, holding it back up as he had a moment ago.
And since it's Daniel, and he just truly can't resist, he just has to add a little: ]
You can do it. [ There's even a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. ]
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(Daniel fell into that mistake with both eyes wide open when he was younger, after all.)
But after witnessing the other very briefly here, just long enough to see that shift in Ortus, and for Daniel to determine that it looks genuine rather than something he is negatively forcing upon himself, Daniel nods. ]
Alright.
[ He moves the bo again, holding it back up as he had a moment ago.
And since it's Daniel, and he just truly can't resist, he just has to add a little: ]
You can do it. [ There's even a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. ]