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Cassirin 
There was truth in that. If Plymouth hadn't asked Cela first, the relationship between the three of them would be remarkably different. Cope put his chin on the top of Cela's head. "'If onlys' will only take you so far, and then they just make you regret."
He wanted to ask her not to regret him, but he didn't have the right. Plus, it would seem like a promise or a reconciliation, and now more than ever, they couldn't have that. "I don't know how to make things better for Plymouth. He just... likes you so much. No wonder he threw me out of the dorm room."
"I don't regret. Would... it be easier if I did, do you think?" Celandine asked thoughtfully, reaching her hand up to play with his hair.
"I..." Celandine shifted around in his lap so she could get her foot free to stamp it in consternation. Of course, her stamping foot happened to be stuck in a metal bucket.
CLANG.
"He isn't supposed to be mad at you!"