[ the question isn't blithe. she's genuinely interested, partly because of the uncharacteristic affection she feels for him now, tall and big and gentler, more careful than she thinks he should be, partly because the military is something she understands even if she was never part of it. ]
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[ the question isn't blithe. she's genuinely interested, partly because of the uncharacteristic affection she feels for him now, tall and big and gentler, more careful than she thinks he should be, partly because the military is something she understands even if she was never part of it. ]