( the rest he only listens to, nods in acknowledgement and understanding. and how much bitterer, he thinks, it is when one's changed so much more than the other. the brother she described remembering is a far cry from what she must see now.
does he regret it? )
She wouldn't agree, of course, but it might've been better for her if I hadn't.
( he's selfish, remember, puts aside the desires she's expressed to him. she missed him then, wants to help him now; and yet and yet and yet she could've grown up properly, married someone who'd make a better heir to the dukedom anyway, never have to worry about the shadows that would have her older brother dead or worse. )
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( the rest he only listens to, nods in acknowledgement and understanding. and how much bitterer, he thinks, it is when one's changed so much more than the other. the brother she described remembering is a far cry from what she must see now.
does he regret it? )
She wouldn't agree, of course, but it might've been better for her if I hadn't.
( he's selfish, remember, puts aside the desires she's expressed to him. she missed him then, wants to help him now; and yet and yet and yet she could've grown up properly, married someone who'd make a better heir to the dukedom anyway, never have to worry about the shadows that would have her older brother dead or worse. )