He could see it in her again. That need to be accepted, to be important in the life of one of these Slayers. She had put them before the proposal of marriage from Edmund, something that although she had explained all those years ago, he had secretly never understood.
"A good soldier can die just as quickly as a bad one if they face an opponent who is more than they can defeat," he said matter-of-factly, his glass waving in a generalised motion. "My one piece of advice to you is don't leave yourself open to more heart ache, Julianna." The last was said with a tinge of genuine feeling. He drained his glass and studied the four cubes of ice that remained in the bottom, clustered around the thin slice of lemon. "Their is a calling, something pressed upon them by the fates, and the Powers Than Be. Nothing you or I can do will ever change that." He looked back up at her. "Don't take on the responsibility of things that are far beyond our control. No good comes of it."
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Re: Dinner discussion
on 2013-12-20 10:02 am (UTC)"A good soldier can die just as quickly as a bad one if they face an opponent who is more than they can defeat," he said matter-of-factly, his glass waving in a generalised motion. "My one piece of advice to you is don't leave yourself open to more heart ache, Julianna." The last was said with a tinge of genuine feeling. He drained his glass and studied the four cubes of ice that remained in the bottom, clustered around the thin slice of lemon. "Their is a calling, something pressed upon them by the fates, and the Powers Than Be. Nothing you or I can do will ever change that." He looked back up at her. "Don't take on the responsibility of things that are far beyond our control. No good comes of it."