[ it really, really does remind him of will, is the thing - so he doesn't think it's dismissal for a second. the shoulder bump comes, and after a moment, he returns it, gentle. he's okay. it's just - it's so heavy. it's always so heavy. ]
No. And at the same time - I know it's not her highness's fault, of course that I do. I know it's this damned place's fault, and I'll be more than glad to take it out on the auditors. And I've... I've reached out the olive branch, but it's still..
[ hard. it's still hard. he's not going to bring it back up again though, and he shakes his head, exhaling out and scrubbing his face roughly with one hand. ]
...Anyway. All that to say, you're right. Maybe this time, I'll be able to set things right. [ ... ] If I'm honest, I'd not blame her if she didn't.
You know it's okay not to be, like, 100% completely reasonable when something like that happens to someone you love, right? Rosamund... I think she'd understand that, too.
[extending an olive branch is obviously kind, but he wonders if maybe he shouldn't be a little more kind to himself, too. after another moment:]
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No. And at the same time - I know it's not her highness's fault, of course that I do. I know it's this damned place's fault, and I'll be more than glad to take it out on the auditors. And I've... I've reached out the olive branch, but it's still..
[ hard. it's still hard. he's not going to bring it back up again though, and he shakes his head, exhaling out and scrubbing his face roughly with one hand. ]
...Anyway. All that to say, you're right. Maybe this time, I'll be able to set things right. [ ... ] If I'm honest, I'd not blame her if she didn't.
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[extending an olive branch is obviously kind, but he wonders if maybe he shouldn't be a little more kind to himself, too. after another moment:]
Why do you think she wouldn't?