Rosamund almost takes her hand back. The sudden stiffness maybe should be expected. Siffrin always was skittish about touch, but it's the look they give her paired with it that gives her pause.
Then they seem to gather theirself. Adjust and carry on. It must just be hard to talk about, even now.]
I know. It's just...very, very hard to feel like you can do anything that fixes it, when you love them that much. If anything can be fixed? Maybe patched over is a better way to put it. I don't know.
[But she smiles. Even if this still does feel like an insinuation of her guilt, it's the heart of the matter that warms her.]
Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go through it too, Siffrin.
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Rosamund almost takes her hand back. The sudden stiffness maybe should be expected. Siffrin always was skittish about touch, but it's the look they give her paired with it that gives her pause.
Then they seem to gather theirself. Adjust and carry on. It must just be hard to talk about, even now.]
I know. It's just...very, very hard to feel like you can do anything that fixes it, when you love them that much. If anything can be fixed? Maybe patched over is a better way to put it. I don't know.
[But she smiles. Even if this still does feel like an insinuation of her guilt, it's the heart of the matter that warms her.]
Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go through it too, Siffrin.