You must be careful, Master Hawkins. I don't know the customs well in your territory, but they might not all be quite the same here. But I suppose I could neither reject a dance from a Princess, nor could I reject one from a King.
But neither would stoop so low as to dance with me regardless. And I wasn't insinuating you are a tyrant - by virtue alone you can have me do whatever you wish within reason, even now and you are not titled. When you are King, I will do your bidding, but I hardly think you're tyrannical.
But if you choose to have me, when the time comes, then it stands to reason I would certainly have to allow you a dance.
[ he also shouldn't have written it down, but he'll redact all of this later, for their safety. ]
Ah. Yes, sorry. I am a quick study. I showed my hand too quickly. It was a lovely book and a welcome reprieve from politics and histories. It was -
[ there's a sputtering of ink, like he's just glanced up to re-read what it is that hawk has written now. he ties the words to the poem and sits for a long time, red-faced. the slopes of his words seem a little shaken, like his heart was beating too fast to hold the pen still. ]
I will always speak to you, Hawkins, rest assured.
[ a slip there - something informal. he doesn't correct it. and instead, in the pages, pressed and soft still - a cherry blossom, light and fragrant. and indeed there may be a bough, sprigs of the blooms decorating the foyer of hawk's rooms when he returns. ]
I stepped out to pluck one for you - I don't have time to enjoy the sun today, but I hope you do. I'll insist your training is cut short so you may spend some time in the gardens.
I'm afraid my tongue is broken in such a manner that I cannot contain my words. I suspect you'll grow tired of me before long.
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But neither would stoop so low as to dance with me regardless. And I wasn't insinuating you are a tyrant - by virtue alone you can have me do whatever you wish within reason, even now and you are not titled. When you are King, I will do your bidding, but I hardly think you're tyrannical.
But if you choose to have me, when the time comes, then it stands to reason I would certainly have to allow you a dance.
[ he also shouldn't have written it down, but he'll redact all of this later, for their safety. ]
Ah. Yes, sorry. I am a quick study. I showed my hand too quickly. It was a lovely book and a welcome reprieve from politics and histories. It was -
[ there's a sputtering of ink, like he's just glanced up to re-read what it is that hawk has written now. he ties the words to the poem and sits for a long time, red-faced. the slopes of his words seem a little shaken, like his heart was beating too fast to hold the pen still. ]
I will always speak to you, Hawkins, rest assured.
[ a slip there - something informal. he doesn't correct it. and instead, in the pages, pressed and soft still - a cherry blossom, light and fragrant. and indeed there may be a bough, sprigs of the blooms decorating the foyer of hawk's rooms when he returns. ]
I stepped out to pluck one for you - I don't have time to enjoy the sun today, but I hope you do. I'll insist your training is cut short so you may spend some time in the gardens.
I'm afraid my tongue is broken in such a manner that I cannot contain my words. I suspect you'll grow tired of me before long.