[She hesitated visibly, eyes flickering up to his. There was something... apologetic, almost, in her gaze.]
I trust you implicitly in objective matters and experiences, but I must admit that I never take much stock in your assumptions that I will be universally liked or welcome. To me, it always seemed that relying too . heavily on the ties you founded would be... a burden. Insulting, even, because friendship is not something meant to be inherited.
[She dropped her gaze down again.]
They were always worth protecting. That was the hardest part of it, perhaps; they all loved me, certainly, and they lingered generation after generation until it was no longer feasible to stay, but... they still left. They loved me, but they needed more from life and the cities and the world. It wasn't enough.
[She wasn't enough, lingers unsaid but very much believed.]
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[She hesitated visibly, eyes flickering up to his. There was something... apologetic, almost, in her gaze.]
I trust you implicitly in objective matters and experiences, but I must admit that I never take much stock in your assumptions that I will be universally liked or welcome. To me, it always seemed that relying too . heavily on the ties you founded would be... a burden. Insulting, even, because friendship is not something meant to be inherited.
[She dropped her gaze down again.]
They were always worth protecting. That was the hardest part of it, perhaps; they all loved me, certainly, and they lingered generation after generation until it was no longer feasible to stay, but... they still left. They loved me, but they needed more from life and the cities and the world. It wasn't enough.
[She wasn't enough, lingers unsaid but very much believed.]
I'd like that. Thank you.