[haurchefant wafts into the room like a summer breeze, bearing hot mugs and a warm smile, and suddenly francel feels all his needling, negative thoughts dispelled. the man is joy incarnate; francel feels a kind of golden giddiness spread from his heart out intothe rest of his body, silencing his poisonous thoughts of powerlessness and helplessness. haurchefant has this effect, francel thinks — it is easier to be happy, to laugh and think clearly, in his presence.]
...You have rescued me. Again. I —
[he breaks into a slightly self-deprecating laugh as he takes the steaming mug from his friend’s hands.]
How can I ever repay you, Haurchefant? For this and so many other things?
[He gives the other a friendly pat and a gentle laugh.]
With such heavy allegations; anyone would need a helping hand or two from somewhere. I would not let it weigh heavy on your mind! Not only are you safe, but we have learned much that we are to be more careful and vigilant so that innocents are not taken from us early!
[His smile softens a little.]
I am glad that you are safe. I could not imagine living out the rest of my days without your companionship. I need no repayment of any kind. Your company is already all I can ask for. Surely, you can give me your time if you feel the need to repay me?
I have all the time in the world so long as it is for you.
[holding his drink close to his chest, francel lowers his gaze to the liquid inside. he blows on it gingerly. there are still things that weigh on his mind — the other house haillenarte nobles who were not so fortunate as to escape execution, for instance — but he resolves to push them aside for now. haurchefant would not want him to be unhappy.]
To think, if you were not around I would be dead twice over...
[His smile is gentle and he shakes his head slightly.]
There is a lot on your mind. [A statement. He's sure that the other was thinking a lot on the events that had transpired and more.] We are friends, no? You can always speak to me if you have something on your mind. It would do no good for you to let these things weigh so heavy on you.
...How is it that you always seem to know what ails me?
[smiling, albeit with a touch of melancholy, francel sips at his hot chocolate and stares at the light of the fire pooling out along the stone floor. he feels warm and small beneath his heavy swatch of blankets.]
My thoughts lingered on the other House Haillenarte nobles that have been condemned for heresy as of late. Not a one was of my lineage, I know, but they were sworn to our house, and I wonder now if they were framed, as I was. I did not think it possible for so many of our number to be heretics...
...What if I could have saved them, Haurchefant? If I had defied the inquisitors to protect them, as you did for me?
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...You have rescued me. Again. I —
[he breaks into a slightly self-deprecating laugh as he takes the steaming mug from his friend’s hands.]
How can I ever repay you, Haurchefant? For this and so many other things?
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With such heavy allegations; anyone would need a helping hand or two from somewhere. I would not let it weigh heavy on your mind! Not only are you safe, but we have learned much that we are to be more careful and vigilant so that innocents are not taken from us early!
[His smile softens a little.]
I am glad that you are safe. I could not imagine living out the rest of my days without your companionship. I need no repayment of any kind. Your company is already all I can ask for. Surely, you can give me your time if you feel the need to repay me?
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[holding his drink close to his chest, francel lowers his gaze to the liquid inside. he blows on it gingerly. there are still things that weigh on his mind — the other house haillenarte nobles who were not so fortunate as to escape execution, for instance — but he resolves to push them aside for now. haurchefant would not want him to be unhappy.]
To think, if you were not around I would be dead twice over...
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[His smile is gentle and he shakes his head slightly.]
There is a lot on your mind. [A statement. He's sure that the other was thinking a lot on the events that had transpired and more.] We are friends, no? You can always speak to me if you have something on your mind. It would do no good for you to let these things weigh so heavy on you.
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[smiling, albeit with a touch of melancholy, francel sips at his hot chocolate and stares at the light of the fire pooling out along the stone floor. he feels warm and small beneath his heavy swatch of blankets.]
My thoughts lingered on the other House Haillenarte nobles that have been condemned for heresy as of late. Not a one was of my lineage, I know, but they were sworn to our house, and I wonder now if they were framed, as I was. I did not think it possible for so many of our number to be heretics...
...What if I could have saved them, Haurchefant? If I had defied the inquisitors to protect them, as you did for me?