[ His smile is rather weak, though, and his voice not dreadfully convincing. He can put on a better show than this, to be sure; if he put in any effort, he could put on a better show than this. But - it would be so astonishingly painful to try to. And it would be so cruel. ]
I feel - anxious about it. The last time I agreed to something with Alexandrie, after all, I ended up penniless in Antiva. She is a different woman now, but the burned hand doesn't forget fire.
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[ His smile is rather weak, though, and his voice not dreadfully convincing. He can put on a better show than this, to be sure; if he put in any effort, he could put on a better show than this. But - it would be so astonishingly painful to try to. And it would be so cruel. ]
I feel - anxious about it. The last time I agreed to something with Alexandrie, after all, I ended up penniless in Antiva. She is a different woman now, but the burned hand doesn't forget fire.