Endgame (2012)
““You’d better get to it, then. It will take most of the night to perfect your disguise, so you can slide into the legate’s life.”
But he doesn’t let me. His talons close gently on my upper arms. “When I thought you had died, Sirantha, I realized I had not been completely honest with you. Or myself.”
“What do you mean?”
“Before, I said I was not ready to put myself at the center of your world and become responsible for your happiness.”
“I remember.”
“But it seems you are already at the center of... mine. I laughed at the idea that I would demand March step aside for me…because I do not see associations as humans do. And I do not seek to interfere in your other relationships. That much is true…but tonight made it clear how important you are…and how horrifying my future appears without you.”
This doesn’t seem like that much of a revelation. “I already knew I matter to you, Vel. You wouldn’t have taken my colors if I didn’t.”
“I am not making myself clear.”MoreLess
But he doesn’t let me. His talons close gently on my upper arms. “When I thought you had died, Sirantha, I realized I had not been completely honest with you. Or myself.”
“What do you mean?”
“Before, I said I was not ready to put myself at the center of your world and become responsible for your happiness.”
“I remember.”
“But it seems you are already at the center of... mine. I laughed at the idea that I would demand March step aside for me…because I do not see associations as humans do. And I do not seek to interfere in your other relationships. That much is true…but tonight made it clear how important you are…and how horrifying my future appears without you.”
This doesn’t seem like that much of a revelation. “I already knew I matter to you, Vel. You wouldn’t have taken my colors if I didn’t.”
“I am not making myself clear.”MoreLess
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