"No," Ben says, giving him a soft smile. "Vanya held me as I went." He wants Klaus to know he wasn't alone in those final seconds. Because despite what he says or how he acts, he knows he's felt guilty for holding him back all those years. It had never been Klaus's decision, but his own that had kept him there. "It felt like letting go. I didn't realize how hard I'd been fighting to stay until I didn't have to."
He reaches out and puts a hand on Klaus's arm. "It's okay, Klaus. I'm okay." He pauses, willing Klaus to look back up at him and squeezing his arm. "And you're going to be okay too."
"She doesn't want you here, so she's sending you back."
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He reaches out and puts a hand on Klaus's arm. "It's okay, Klaus. I'm okay."
He pauses, willing Klaus to look back up at him and squeezing his arm. "And you're going to be okay too."
"She doesn't want you here, so she's sending you back."