[Horatio chuckles, but it's a desperate, dry, harsh sound. There is nothing funny, but he has to laugh. Because if he does not force that strange laughter, the tears in his eyes will fall, and he cannot bear that.
But he does put his hand behind Archie's head and leans his forehead against his friend's.]
You're going to war, Archie, and I will not be by your side-- where I belong.
I am going to be frightened every second of every day until you come back.
But once you come back-- you have to come back, Archie. There won't be another word about England, I swear it. Not another word.
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But he does put his hand behind Archie's head and leans his forehead against his friend's.]
You're going to war, Archie, and I will not be by your side-- where I belong.
I am going to be frightened every second of every day until you come back.
But once you come back-- you have to come back, Archie. There won't be another word about England, I swear it. Not another word.