[ Lottie's hand is warm and kind. So is the look in her dark eyes, as swollen and careworn as they are.
Terrible impulse writhes in him. He wants to tell her to stop everything she's doing, immediately. That it isn't worth it, can't possibly be, if it's left her in such an awful state.
But he doesn't know that. What he does know is that he knew exactly what he was doing when he gave the rest of himself away a piece at a time to protect someone else, and that as horrible as it turned out to be, he'd do it all again in a heartbeat. He also knows that he didn't listen when he was told just what he wants to say to her, and the irony of it all leaves his own mouth tasting like a sucked penny.
Simon curls his fingers around hers, holding them as gently and unconcernedly as she reached out to him. ]
Not many better reasons than that to learn magic. [ If his attempted good cheer is strained and hushed, well. So it is. ] But if you don't mind getting some advice from a silly old man...
When you're thinking about people you want to keep safe, don't forget about Lottie. She seems like a lovely girl. Why, I barely know her at all, and I already like her quite a bit.
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Terrible impulse writhes in him. He wants to tell her to stop everything she's doing, immediately. That it isn't worth it, can't possibly be, if it's left her in such an awful state.
But he doesn't know that. What he does know is that he knew exactly what he was doing when he gave the rest of himself away a piece at a time to protect someone else, and that as horrible as it turned out to be, he'd do it all again in a heartbeat. He also knows that he didn't listen when he was told just what he wants to say to her, and the irony of it all leaves his own mouth tasting like a sucked penny.
Simon curls his fingers around hers, holding them as gently and unconcernedly as she reached out to him. ]
Not many better reasons than that to learn magic. [ If his attempted good cheer is strained and hushed, well. So it is. ] But if you don't mind getting some advice from a silly old man...
When you're thinking about people you want to keep safe, don't forget about Lottie. She seems like a lovely girl. Why, I barely know her at all, and I already like her quite a bit.