.... it's rare, to receive this kind of acknowledgement from an older person. once again he's reminded of how little experience he has in talking to older people, especially older women - she's gentle, but she doesn't have the unnatural grace that rachel had. the woman who had called herself his mother looked no older than thirty, but spoke with a manner that implied she was much older than that. this lady, on the other hand, has none of that inhuman aura. she's normal.
pity that he only realized his own mother's machinations, her crafted mask, when it was too late. ]
It's the least I could do.
[ he cans the 'it's nothing' back down his throat, opting for something more appropriate, more humble. his calm doesn't waver even as he opens his eyes - though, his golden irises seem to glow, just for a moment. maybe, it's just a trick of the light? ]
I was given this magic when I came here. I'm glad it can serve a good purpose.
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.... it's rare, to receive this kind of acknowledgement from an older person. once again he's reminded of how little experience he has in talking to older people, especially older women - she's gentle, but she doesn't have the unnatural grace that rachel had. the woman who had called herself his mother looked no older than thirty, but spoke with a manner that implied she was much older than that. this lady, on the other hand, has none of that inhuman aura. she's normal.
pity that he only realized his own mother's machinations, her crafted mask, when it was too late. ]
It's the least I could do.
[ he cans the 'it's nothing' back down his throat, opting for something more appropriate, more humble. his calm doesn't waver even as he opens his eyes - though, his golden irises seem to glow, just for a moment. maybe, it's just a trick of the light? ]
I was given this magic when I came here. I'm glad it can serve a good purpose.