@lijinmarked cont. from here !!
“i do not care for exploration.” it sounded near enough to a dismissal, although he was not ready for that. he wanted to announce: i have heard of you, i have begun to listen to the whispers. he settled on something safer, an admission that he would agree to walking with her for now, if only because he had questions of his own. and he knew, in some deep way, she wanted something too --- they all did, no good deed for kindness alone. “but you care for it, yes? you are known for it.”
he began to walk in the direction she had suggested, pausing only after a few steps to ensure she walked beside him. their choice was settled with a glance and a small nod. “the deck then. i would like to hear what you see when you look out at all this ice.”












