It's a relief to have her answer, and to have one so undeniably positive. GwenaΓ«lle has never struck him as effusive; she chooses her words carefully and avoids the sort of dramatic commentary much of the Orlesian court delights in. Hearing we can use you from her is as good as a paragraph from someone else, and his appreciation shows in his smile.
"I don't take well to boredom," he informs her, though he doubts she has to cast back too far in her memory to know it already. His dedication to his studies was always fitful: easy when he was interested, easy to set aside when he wasn't. Fortunately, everything that holds his attention can be found within Riftwatch's work; if he slips away from a dull textbook to spend an afternoon with a foil, he won't actually be abandoning his duty. "But I do quite enjoy an eluvian."
Hardie nudges politely against his leg, and he leans down just enough to pet the dog's head. "Is there anything I should know before I sign myself away to you for the foreseeable future? Besides the obvious."
Which is to say - the war's not going particularly well. I know it's been a struggle.
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"I don't take well to boredom," he informs her, though he doubts she has to cast back too far in her memory to know it already. His dedication to his studies was always fitful: easy when he was interested, easy to set aside when he wasn't. Fortunately, everything that holds his attention can be found within Riftwatch's work; if he slips away from a dull textbook to spend an afternoon with a foil, he won't actually be abandoning his duty. "But I do quite enjoy an eluvian."
Hardie nudges politely against his leg, and he leans down just enough to pet the dog's head. "Is there anything I should know before I sign myself away to you for the foreseeable future? Besides the obvious."
Which is to say - the war's not going particularly well. I know it's been a struggle.