( she has crushed his handkerchief, just about, and manages to wipe her eyes with the knuckles of the fist it's trapped in.
all right, she thinks. )
All right. I'm.
( sad, and stupid, and very small. )
- going to go and sleep.
( she slinks off his chair, briefly looking almost surprised to have looked up from her fit and found herself where she did, and manages to gather the mess she's made of her things with some shreds of dignity before taking them with her into his bedroom.
hardie lies back down next to whiskey. bitches crazy, is he right. )
He wonders, for a moment, who Gwenaelle thinks he is. What she expects of him. What she wants him to be. He has no idea how close that thing is to who he actually is.
But - Well, whatever. If he can bring her some measure of peace tonight, so be it. He's not certain whether he actually has, but...So be it. ]
But that sounds so amusing! Surely you could improvise some costumes. We used to do plays on Funalis with old robes and things, and we were children--and not nearly as imaginative as I'm sure you are.
Yseult and I are for Hasmal to make contact with one of Valeriantus' people. We mean to be quiet about it, but if there's any note or thought you care to have carried there for your work then see that you have it in order by the time we leave.
Nothing so dramatic. We mean to solidify the connection and gather whatever information they can be swayed to part with and don't trust the work to a raven.
Just a little curious. I haven't spent time with a revolutionary before. - Well, that's not entirely true. I haven't spent time with an effective revolutionary before.
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