He knew it was only when it came to him. Everyone else? She could bluff until she was blue in the face, but it never seemed to matter when it was just the two of them. He'd learned from an early age - or maybe he hadn't learned it so much as unconsciously adopted the ability - to tell when she was trying to pull one over on him, and it was something that got stronger as they got older.

Something in his chest tightened when she told him to go. He should have known that it was coming, that there needed to be some distance between them while she processed this. But even still, expecting it and actually hearing her say it were two very different things.

North swallowed around the sudden lump in his throat. "Yeah .. sure." His voice didn't waver, but its tone belied everything that he was feeling on the inside and didn't show outwardly.

He might have been notorious for wearing his heart on his sleeve where his sister was concerned, but if she wanted him gone, there was nothing he could do but give her the space she needed. He ducked his head again, chin almost tucked against his chest.

"You know where to find me."