[ Bastien notes the trouble, but it’s easily chalked up to the war, to the possibility that other Marcher cities might fall. ]
No, [ with an amused huff. ] No, they would all be grown by now. They probably have twenty children between them.
[ He’s never thought about that before. It’s hard to think about now—not painful, only difficult. If he tries to picture Eliya with a baby on her hip, her face is still a six year old’s. ]
And spouses, and in-laws, and work. [ Maybe they would still appreciate the invitation, to keep in their pockets in case things got worse, but then Bastien would have to, like, actually find them. Maybe talk to them. Terrifying.
He sways sideways to companionably jostle By with his shoulder. ]
No, we will just have to stop the war before it reaches that far. Should be easy.
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Date: 2021-09-24 04:04 pm (UTC)No, [ with an amused huff. ] No, they would all be grown by now. They probably have twenty children between them.
[ He’s never thought about that before. It’s hard to think about now—not painful, only difficult. If he tries to picture Eliya with a baby on her hip, her face is still a six year old’s. ]
And spouses, and in-laws, and work. [ Maybe they would still appreciate the invitation, to keep in their pockets in case things got worse, but then Bastien would have to, like, actually find them. Maybe talk to them. Terrifying.
He sways sideways to companionably jostle By with his shoulder. ]
No, we will just have to stop the war before it reaches that far. Should be easy.