There's a bit of an apologetic look as he startles, though. Lucas pulls his hand back, glancing at the mirrors and the smudgy, indecipherable beginnings of a life steeped in a quiet loneliness, protected but caged. He looks back toward Taair at the question, and there's a light frown on his face.]
I have seen a great many hearts in my time, and I would say that yours is quite strong, indeed. ...But it's a tragedy. Children should never be forced to shoulder the burden of the adults in their lives, and yet it happens far too often...
[In every world, it seems. A tragedy, a terrible tragedy.]
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There's a bit of an apologetic look as he startles, though. Lucas pulls his hand back, glancing at the mirrors and the smudgy, indecipherable beginnings of a life steeped in a quiet loneliness, protected but caged. He looks back toward Taair at the question, and there's a light frown on his face.]
I have seen a great many hearts in my time, and I would say that yours is quite strong, indeed. ...But it's a tragedy. Children should never be forced to shoulder the burden of the adults in their lives, and yet it happens far too often...
[In every world, it seems. A tragedy, a terrible tragedy.]
...Were you able to finish that book?