Moonspear When I see little lights in the shadows

The comment about his adorableness bewildered Talisman. He made no reply, though he shook his head lightly and focused on what else Alaric was saying. It was all very useful intel.

That makes sense, I suppose, he said slowly, thinking of how openly Sialuk had welcomed him to her body, then meeting Argent after the fact. Me neither, though I slept with Sialuk before I knew any of these details, and he still couldn’t be certain what Argent or Elentari might think about it.

After a few beats of silence, Talis spoke again, saying, I don’t think I want any, either. It seems really complicated and like a huge emotional risk. My dad lost my mom when I was just a baby and I saw the toll it took on him. I guess having more than one lover means you’ll always have someone, even if you lose one, but then you have a helluva lot more to lose, you know?