Candle was relieved by Zoug's quiet acceptance. She couldn't quite parse the meaning of his next words, but he seemed pleased with her, and her relief deepened into something more akin to affection.
He was still odd to her. His bloody adornment, his guttural manner of speech, his distance; it made him different, but perhaps that was what drew her to him. A kind of solidarity in their otherness.
He used her name, and his own. She didn't understand. Question was a word she hadn't learned yet, not in his language. For the first time, Candle began to feel frustrated; she had more words now than ever, but it was not enough. She didn't even know how to tell him that she couldn't understand. Candle chewed on her cheek and looked at Zoug helplessly.
He was still odd to her. His bloody adornment, his guttural manner of speech, his distance; it made him different, but perhaps that was what drew her to him. A kind of solidarity in their otherness.
He used her name, and his own. She didn't understand. Question was a word she hadn't learned yet, not in his language. For the first time, Candle began to feel frustrated; she had more words now than ever, but it was not enough. She didn't even know how to tell him that she couldn't understand. Candle chewed on her cheek and looked at Zoug helplessly.
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RE: tail - by Candle - August 04, 2023, 03:59 PM