Reno watched her straighten up, his own gaze drifting down toward the floor as she did so.
He knew about loss, too.
"No, no, it ain't the same," he replied nevertheless. What were a dozen Turks compared to her home and her people? No friggin' right to even bring them up. Cissnei would have been disgusted if she'd seen where he'd sank to, all for the sake of being a Turk. So the conversation would continue to be about guilt. "Never will be the same. Can't imagine what it must'a been like."
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Date: 2008-07-27 06:38 am (UTC)He knew about loss, too.
"No, no, it ain't the same," he replied nevertheless. What were a dozen Turks compared to her home and her people? No friggin' right to even bring them up. Cissnei would have been disgusted if she'd seen where he'd sank to, all for the sake of being a Turk. So the conversation would continue to be about guilt. "Never will be the same. Can't imagine what it must'a been like."
Wasn't his place to wallow, anyhow.