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tibetanmethod) wrote2009-05-30 09:41 pm
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He'd suggested a game of chess.
Their cups -- tea and coffee -- sit by the pieces they've taken. Moiraine has more. Cooper's mind isn't really on the game.
Their cups -- tea and coffee -- sit by the pieces they've taken. Moiraine has more. Cooper's mind isn't really on the game.
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A beat of silence.
"Thank you. Guardian."
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After:
"Friend," he says. "Guardian when necessary, especially now. But friend first."
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"Friend first, then."
Moiraine leans forward, and places her free hand over his.
"I confess that I am glad of it."
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His faint smile deepens.
"I hope you're not surprised."
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She gives a very slight shrug.
"Immersion in Daes Dae'mar affects one's perceptions."
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"But be that as it may, this is a different sort of place than anywhere else I have lived, as I think you realize."
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Quiet:
"And if you want to."
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Although quiet, each word is clear, and her gaze is steady on his.
"Have you not yet realized that I would not be here if-- if I did not wish-- ?"
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"Precisely. And that of others, as well, of course."
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His tone gets a little wry.
"I hope that will change as well."
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