He hasn't ceded his grip on her hand. His thumb runs along the back of her palm as he looks into her face. Wysteria can be something very close to impenetrable. Ellis can't be certain as to whether this assurance is true or what she believes he should hear.
"I would have liked to be here. To make any part of it easier for you."
What would he have done? It's unclear even to Ellis, who is certainly not a skilled enough healer to have been of use in the infirmary, and has repeatedly had his failings as a conversationalist pointed out to him. But still, maybe he could have done something.
They won't know. It's over and done with now.
"We don't need to dance it this year. But maybe someday, once more."
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He hasn't ceded his grip on her hand. His thumb runs along the back of her palm as he looks into her face. Wysteria can be something very close to impenetrable. Ellis can't be certain as to whether this assurance is true or what she believes he should hear.
"I would have liked to be here. To make any part of it easier for you."
What would he have done? It's unclear even to Ellis, who is certainly not a skilled enough healer to have been of use in the infirmary, and has repeatedly had his failings as a conversationalist pointed out to him. But still, maybe he could have done something.
They won't know. It's over and done with now.
"We don't need to dance it this year. But maybe someday, once more."