[ the words bring thomas up short and for a moment, he seems a little lost for words. when he shakes his head, it is rueful more than anything, not a rejection of john's words at all. ]
I apologise. [ his lips quirk a little. ] Magic in England has had the easiest time of it in the last few decades. [ he has not had the easiest time. magic and the nightingale are not synonymous, not even in england, but close enough. ] I don't mind the questions.
[ he doesn't. he lives with the knowledge of what happened every day. it isn't something he's likely to forget, but he's far better these days than he once was.
he reaches for his glass, taking a sip of wine. ] But perhaps it isn't the lightest of topics. [ an out, if john wants it, because john did not sign up for this, did he? the loss that still eats at thomas. ]
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I apologise. [ his lips quirk a little. ] Magic in England has had the easiest time of it in the last few decades. [ he has not had the easiest time. magic and the nightingale are not synonymous, not even in england, but close enough. ] I don't mind the questions.
[ he doesn't. he lives with the knowledge of what happened every day. it isn't something he's likely to forget, but he's far better these days than he once was.
he reaches for his glass, taking a sip of wine. ] But perhaps it isn't the lightest of topics. [ an out, if john wants it, because john did not sign up for this, did he? the loss that still eats at thomas. ]