[Hubert just gives Lif a Look in response. He doesn't need to say anything, Lif likely already knows that he isn't fine and that he isn't "taking up a valuable bed". Though perhaps he shouldn't assume Lif knows exactly what's going through his head, Hubert does anyway. Somehow, he's certain Lif will get it.]
I thought you might be bored; remaining still while recovering hardly seems like the sort of thing you'd find acceptable.
[And from within his cape, he pulls a book! Hubert hands it over, expecting Lif to accept.]
While I doubt you'll find reading much more acceptable, perhaps it will help stave off the boredom. I confess I'm not familiar with your tastes for reading material, but this one seemed promising.
["Promising" in this case was... well, perhaps a little odd. It stuck out to him more than anything else in the library, and though he wasn't sure why or how, he thought Lif would appreciate it.
As for whether or not Lif actually will... well, that sort of depends. It's a book on tactics - something Hubert and Alfonse once poured over together on the eve of a particularly difficult battle, towards the end of Hubert's previous stay in Askr. They spent hours building and scrapping battle plans in an attempt to find something that would serve Askr well - and though it was a difficult and stressful night... it was one of the last ones where they were actually able to spend time and joke a bit as they worked.]
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I thought you might be bored; remaining still while recovering hardly seems like the sort of thing you'd find acceptable.
[And from within his cape, he pulls a book! Hubert hands it over, expecting Lif to accept.]
While I doubt you'll find reading much more acceptable, perhaps it will help stave off the boredom. I confess I'm not familiar with your tastes for reading material, but this one seemed promising.
["Promising" in this case was... well, perhaps a little odd. It stuck out to him more than anything else in the library, and though he wasn't sure why or how, he thought Lif would appreciate it.
As for whether or not Lif actually will... well, that sort of depends. It's a book on tactics - something Hubert and Alfonse once poured over together on the eve of a particularly difficult battle, towards the end of Hubert's previous stay in Askr. They spent hours building and scrapping battle plans in an attempt to find something that would serve Askr well - and though it was a difficult and stressful night... it was one of the last ones where they were actually able to spend time and joke a bit as they worked.]