[He gives something of a smile at that--sad and quiet and not at all happy. Because she would. She's beautiful and clever and dangerous, in her way--he knows, even if he doesn't often think of it, because they're always smiling when they're together, and she is never anything but sweet to him. A little sad, sometimes, but he can always coax a smile out of her--a better smile than the one he gives her now.]
I know.
[It means something to even have the offer, even if she can't. And he wouldn't ask it of her if she could. The price would be too steep, he's certain of that, at least--but instead of saying that, he reaches for her hand. And it's stupid, but the next word comes out too thick, and he can't correct it once it's been said--]
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I know.
[It means something to even have the offer, even if she can't. And he wouldn't ask it of her if she could. The price would be too steep, he's certain of that, at least--but instead of saying that, he reaches for her hand. And it's stupid, but the next word comes out too thick, and he can't correct it once it's been said--]
Thanks.