Leander is likewise pinkened and unbothered in equal measure.
An ostensible chance to use his expertise (such as it is, dearth of formal training aside), a long trip along the road, the risk of trouble, uncommon company in relative solitude: all these ingredients ought to please him. And they do. But there is something else, some rivulet of disquiet, icy liquid carving a path through his entrails, lingering. Always lingering, of late.
(Is this what it means to doubt? How can anyone stand it?)
"That we've been hired as custodians speaks to its value, one way or another." An ambiguous answer, peaceably spoken, shortly followed by a glance back to the canvas-covered carriage behind them. "As to my own preference, I couldn't say. It merits a longer look."
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An ostensible chance to use his expertise (such as it is, dearth of formal training aside), a long trip along the road, the risk of trouble, uncommon company in relative solitude: all these ingredients ought to please him. And they do. But there is something else, some rivulet of disquiet, icy liquid carving a path through his entrails, lingering. Always lingering, of late.
(Is this what it means to doubt? How can anyone stand it?)
"That we've been hired as custodians speaks to its value, one way or another." An ambiguous answer, peaceably spoken, shortly followed by a glance back to the canvas-covered carriage behind them. "As to my own preference, I couldn't say. It merits a longer look."