"You've already got four chapters," he teased back, glad that she was relaxing again. "Keep saving my skin from rock monsters and finding my treasures and I'll see you get another four!" He had something he needed those glasses for, in fact, if he could find Eliza again.
But Edy was here right now,, and her response to the topic of Zariah was fascinating, even above and beyond the standoffish woman being her family. He noted her hesitation, and the way she didn't bother to confirm 'like' or 'love' as part of the Launceleyn equation. "But there is no monarchy," he said softly. "And no tether. I should know," he added, lips quirking wryly. "Coming through the portal broke my curse, though it took me a while to realize it. Though family... well. That's a different sort of chain."
But Edy was here right now,, and her response to the topic of Zariah was fascinating, even above and beyond the standoffish woman being her family. He noted her hesitation, and the way she didn't bother to confirm 'like' or 'love' as part of the Launceleyn equation. "But there is no monarchy," he said softly. "And no tether. I should know," he added, lips quirking wryly. "Coming through the portal broke my curse, though it took me a while to realize it. Though family... well. That's a different sort of chain."
