[ Ah. This is - Well, this is fine. It's fine. It had been an impossibly tenuous moment anyway, the three of them laying together; the fact that it had occurred at all is something to celebrate. Right. To want that moment to last indefinitely is just greedy to the edge of obscene.
Things don't last forever, he thinks, nothing lasts forever, and the thought it so morose that he nearly feels like a parody of himself. Blame those nasty dreams. Made him sensitive. ]
So responsible.
[ Byerly smiles. And he's no Bard, but it's a decent imitation of merriment. ]
I suppose we do all have duties, don't we?
[ He tilts up his head to look at Alexandrie. She does, too. And how much is left behind in the diplomacy office? How much work to do? The thought of that pile of correspondence and reports pulls at him, feels like a rock lodged firmly in the earth. ]
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Date: 2021-02-22 02:47 am (UTC)Things don't last forever, he thinks, nothing lasts forever, and the thought it so morose that he nearly feels like a parody of himself. Blame those nasty dreams. Made him sensitive. ]
So responsible.
[ Byerly smiles. And he's no Bard, but it's a decent imitation of merriment. ]
I suppose we do all have duties, don't we?
[ He tilts up his head to look at Alexandrie. She does, too. And how much is left behind in the diplomacy office? How much work to do? The thought of that pile of correspondence and reports pulls at him, feels like a rock lodged firmly in the earth. ]