[For a moment, he pauses, considering how to phrase this as he gazes at Themis. The way he seems so uncertain as to the purpose of the present. Whereas Hythlodaeus had been entertained by his clothing and Emet-Selch touched by the canvas, this is an entirely different reaction than he'd been expecting.
And explaining suddenly feels that much harder.]
I am not always so very... eloquent with my words. [Often why he tends to simply nod in most situations when he can help it, but without Alphinaud speaking on his behalf more often than naught he's had to fill in with his own voice. Not that he could ask his young friend to participate in romance in such a way, but the point still stands.] So I thought to do action. To show you how you are remembered. How you are beloved, and cared for. To know what you cherish as well.
I will always wish that the end of our story together had been different. But at the same time, I am glad that we had a chance to reunite on more than one occasion.
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[For a moment, he pauses, considering how to phrase this as he gazes at Themis. The way he seems so uncertain as to the purpose of the present. Whereas Hythlodaeus had been entertained by his clothing and Emet-Selch touched by the canvas, this is an entirely different reaction than he'd been expecting.
And explaining suddenly feels that much harder.]
I am not always so very... eloquent with my words. [Often why he tends to simply nod in most situations when he can help it, but without Alphinaud speaking on his behalf more often than naught he's had to fill in with his own voice. Not that he could ask his young friend to participate in romance in such a way, but the point still stands.] So I thought to do action. To show you how you are remembered. How you are beloved, and cared for. To know what you cherish as well.
I will always wish that the end of our story together had been different. But at the same time, I am glad that we had a chance to reunite on more than one occasion.
Especially here.