[Interesting company she keeps. These protectors without borders. He'll want to meet those of them present here, eventually. You see, she isn't wrong. He does like to know all things, at all times, but he prefers to intuit, to read, than to ask questions or make commentary. Talking is, after all, only his third-most preferred method of communication.
But the deed is done. He nods once, in acceptance of her words and then bends to finish his stew in silence. Too many ghosts crowd close in the room now, more than he's accustomed to or especially cares to indulge, and the sooner they're out in the open air the gladder he'll be. He is not, by strict definitions, a haunted man. He has a modicum more self-governance than that. And yet.
And yet.
He sops up the remainder of the juice, pops the last piece of bread into his mouth and then moves to clear his dishes from the table. He's grown accustomed to running water such that it is no longer a mystery, so he turns the taps on and washes his bowl diligently beneath the spray.]
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But the deed is done. He nods once, in acceptance of her words and then bends to finish his stew in silence. Too many ghosts crowd close in the room now, more than he's accustomed to or especially cares to indulge, and the sooner they're out in the open air the gladder he'll be. He is not, by strict definitions, a haunted man. He has a modicum more self-governance than that. And yet.
And yet.
He sops up the remainder of the juice, pops the last piece of bread into his mouth and then moves to clear his dishes from the table. He's grown accustomed to running water such that it is no longer a mystery, so he turns the taps on and washes his bowl diligently beneath the spray.]