( a simple repetition of the other man's words, but the single word is laden with consternation, shot through with a thread of disbelief. like a stone dropped into a placid lake, sending ripples across the surface.
they meet infrequently as it is, business between the palais and the fortress smooth enough for written communication to suffice most days, but he's sure that he saw wriothesley not but a few weeks ago, and doubly sure that wriothesley, for all his dry humor, would not use the phrase unless he actually meant it as such - a long while.
the more he hears, the more concerning it all becomes. )
If you're referring to how long I've found myself a 'guest' ( a touch of displeasure drips from that word ) of this resort, then a few days at most.
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( a simple repetition of the other man's words, but the single word is laden with consternation, shot through with a thread of disbelief. like a stone dropped into a placid lake, sending ripples across the surface.
they meet infrequently as it is, business between the palais and the fortress smooth enough for written communication to suffice most days, but he's sure that he saw wriothesley not but a few weeks ago, and doubly sure that wriothesley, for all his dry humor, would not use the phrase unless he actually meant it as such - a long while.
the more he hears, the more concerning it all becomes. )
If you're referring to how long I've found myself a 'guest' ( a touch of displeasure drips from that word ) of this resort, then a few days at most.
( but, more important than his own well-being: )
Are any of the others here as well?