In the privacy granted by simple perspective, she can smile at that. He doesn't have to see the tightness at the edges. It's odd that the word sits so ill with her now. It's not that she wants to be in danger, more that...well. Safe decisions are usually the ones being made without her say so? Like this marriage. Like staying cooped up inside, barely learning anything useful. She must seem awfully naive to someone like Luke, who's seen and done so much with all the same hours in the day she's had. He could fight a band of six brigands easily, unarmed even. She can't even reach the ties of her own dress.
Before he can move on, however...]
—Ah!
[Right! The bath!
She grabs at her sleeve and turns but he's already beating a retreat.]
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In the privacy granted by simple perspective, she can smile at that. He doesn't have to see the tightness at the edges. It's odd that the word sits so ill with her now. It's not that she wants to be in danger, more that...well. Safe decisions are usually the ones being made without her say so? Like this marriage. Like staying cooped up inside, barely learning anything useful. She must seem awfully naive to someone like Luke, who's seen and done so much with all the same hours in the day she's had. He could fight a band of six brigands easily, unarmed even. She can't even reach the ties of her own dress.
Before he can move on, however...]
—Ah!
[Right! The bath!
She grabs at her sleeve and turns but he's already beating a retreat.]
Oh. Bye?
[There he goes. Damn.]