Emily's quietly serious warning takes Harrowheart off guard. Just talking to these two would be enough to make someone a pariah? While the righteous anger of her girlfriend might normally catch Harrowheart off guard and pull him along for the ride, it's the question lying beneath the determination that keeps him quiet.
He looks over his shoulder to his sister, who seems to be having a very casual time chatting up a pair of older ladies. Anna, who has so often conceptualized the world and everything in it in terms of what it can do for her. Who has such strong opinions on how he behaves, how he refers to himself, and who he is today. Anna who, sometimes, though he would never say it out loud, he worries defends the Durants and their richness for all the wrong reasons...
When he returns his attention to the women it's with a faded, half-guilty smile. "I'm sure she'd love to talk to y'all, but I'll let her know."
Each lady gets one final, respectful nod before he says, "Real good meetin' you two." And then he's off to try prying his sister away from riveting grannies.
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Date: 2017-06-24 04:02 pm (UTC)He looks over his shoulder to his sister, who seems to be having a very casual time chatting up a pair of older ladies. Anna, who has so often conceptualized the world and everything in it in terms of what it can do for her. Who has such strong opinions on how he behaves, how he refers to himself, and who he is today. Anna who, sometimes, though he would never say it out loud, he worries defends the Durants and their richness for all the wrong reasons...
When he returns his attention to the women it's with a faded, half-guilty smile. "I'm sure she'd love to talk to y'all, but I'll let her know."
Each lady gets one final, respectful nod before he says, "Real good meetin' you two." And then he's off to try prying his sister away from riveting grannies.