"Mercy," he says, mildly, "I don't recall the last time I set foot on any planet. You will still have me beat."
This is not strictly true, because he hasn't exactly been sending his Lyctors off anywhere with recreational boating trips. But then, he doesn't know all of what she's been up to, these past few millennia; that fact hangs uncomfortably heavy between them.
Then she goes and says Canaan House and makes it hurt, in the sweetest way. He chews the inside of his cheek thoughtfully like it doesn't.
"Cold and dreary and grey seems to be the order of the day here, as well," he allows, "so I'm sure it will translate phenomenally. I do love to see someone else improvise for a while; I've been doing it since I arrived."
from the september tdm.
"Mercy," he says, mildly, "I don't recall the last time I set foot on any planet. You will still have me beat."
This is not strictly true, because he hasn't exactly been sending his Lyctors off anywhere with recreational boating trips. But then, he doesn't know all of what she's been up to, these past few millennia; that fact hangs uncomfortably heavy between them.
Then she goes and says Canaan House and makes it hurt, in the sweetest way. He chews the inside of his cheek thoughtfully like it doesn't.
"Cold and dreary and grey seems to be the order of the day here, as well," he allows, "so I'm sure it will translate phenomenally. I do love to see someone else improvise for a while; I've been doing it since I arrived."