Truth be told, I am not sure where such imagination came from, or where it has since gone. [ He laughs quietly at the attempt at self-deprecating humor. ] It is safe to say that I am not half so amusing these days.
[ And now that his words have sunk in, and the recollection that she has not had a very happy life sinks in as well, he chastises himself. It was quite unkind of him to talk about his childhood, knowing that her own must have been quite hard indeed.
He looks at her with an apology in his gaze even as he notes how she appears to relax in response to his touch. Naturally, that means that he must continue, and continue he does, stroking her hair and occasionally twining a finger again through a strand of hair.
Perhaps it is the comforting feeling of this moment, but he feels as though he could fall into a doze once more with her still holding onto him. But before either of them can, he asks: ]
You may never have found..?
[ He waits for a moment or two, waiting for an answer, but when he glances down at her, it becomes apparent an answer is not coming, as she has seemingly drifted off herself. With nothing more to do himself, he allows his own eyes to close and he begins to doze.
It is not until several hours later that a slight commotion at the door and the sounds of someone knocking breaks through the haze of sleep and he begins to stir. ]
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[ And now that his words have sunk in, and the recollection that she has not had a very happy life sinks in as well, he chastises himself. It was quite unkind of him to talk about his childhood, knowing that her own must have been quite hard indeed.
He looks at her with an apology in his gaze even as he notes how she appears to relax in response to his touch. Naturally, that means that he must continue, and continue he does, stroking her hair and occasionally twining a finger again through a strand of hair.
Perhaps it is the comforting feeling of this moment, but he feels as though he could fall into a doze once more with her still holding onto him. But before either of them can, he asks: ]
You may never have found..?
[ He waits for a moment or two, waiting for an answer, but when he glances down at her, it becomes apparent an answer is not coming, as she has seemingly drifted off herself. With nothing more to do himself, he allows his own eyes to close and he begins to doze.
It is not until several hours later that a slight commotion at the door and the sounds of someone knocking breaks through the haze of sleep and he begins to stir. ]