( it's an oddly personal anecdote, descriptive in only the way someone familiar with the concept would be able to imagine. for all that he, outwardly, does not appear the type to cry, neither does she. but if he's learned anything over the last 400 years of presiding over court cases, it's that appearances can be more than deceiving.
he nods once at her reply, a slow and considering agreement. )
Such is the natural course of water, to flow free and unobstructed.
( much like emotions themselves. and yet one he is intimately familiar with down to his very core, while the other remains very much a mystery. )
no subject
he nods once at her reply, a slow and considering agreement. )
Such is the natural course of water, to flow free and unobstructed.
( much like emotions themselves. and yet one he is intimately familiar with down to his very core, while the other remains very much a mystery. )
I will keep that in mind, Miss....?
( ah, that's right. they never exchanged names. )