[It's not the answer she expects, but there's only a beat of silence before she nods in agreement, her eyelids lowering for a moment as she smiles and gives a muted noise of assent.
As plans go, it's a good one.]
I— yes, I'd like that.
[Sometimes she's envious of how confident Alice can be in expressing herself. She feels like she ought to be better at it than she is, like courage on the battlefield should lend itself well to being brave in other situations, but that's never quite been true for her. She's glad to let Alice take the lead as a result, but she feels a faint tightness in her chest begin to ease— it is time they talked, isn't it?]
I suppose we do have a lot to talk about, don't we?
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As plans go, it's a good one.]
I— yes, I'd like that.
[Sometimes she's envious of how confident Alice can be in expressing herself. She feels like she ought to be better at it than she is, like courage on the battlefield should lend itself well to being brave in other situations, but that's never quite been true for her. She's glad to let Alice take the lead as a result, but she feels a faint tightness in her chest begin to ease— it is time they talked, isn't it?]
I suppose we do have a lot to talk about, don't we?