[ Transiently, but then they have their deceptions to uphold, their veils of obfuscation. He cannot confess his provenance any less than he can abandon the girl to her meandering, absent an escort, in her state of dubious composure.
So, then: a timid, stuttered negotiation of walking, each step sparking clatter when the overgrown weeds of the road tear and pebbles upturn. Perhaps Ke-Waihu will not gain an earnest reputation for its excellently manicured gardens, all too soon. ]
Of late. [ Truth, in both pretence and nature. His eyes slant, gaze squeezed thin by concentration. ] You hail from elsewhere?
[ Lethargy and bruising still reduce him, instincts cloyed, thoughts slow. He thinks there are still the extensions of the Ke-Waiar delegation, cluttering the village of Ke-Waihu — but he cannot well say.
Mere days divide him from the start of the hunting season. Decades. ]
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So, then: a timid, stuttered negotiation of walking, each step sparking clatter when the overgrown weeds of the road tear and pebbles upturn. Perhaps Ke-Waihu will not gain an earnest reputation for its excellently manicured gardens, all too soon. ]
Of late. [ Truth, in both pretence and nature. His eyes slant, gaze squeezed thin by concentration. ] You hail from elsewhere?
[ Lethargy and bruising still reduce him, instincts cloyed, thoughts slow. He thinks there are still the extensions of the Ke-Waiar delegation, cluttering the village of Ke-Waihu — but he cannot well say.
Mere days divide him from the start of the hunting season. Decades. ]