[This is cruel, isn't it? To be talking about this with Hythlodaeus--this Hythlodaeus shade who is burdened with Hythlodaeus' memories, his feelings, his love...
His face twists with a grimace, with regret and frustration with both himself and this entire situation. Then he shakes his head.]
...We should stop. I believe the answer is clear, besides. After all, I am here in your arms, and not his, am I not?
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You really do love him, then. [ Not as if he doesn’t know this, but it confirms something slightly dark inside of him. ]
Did you tell him so?
[ And besides, Dirk could have had someone to comfort him... yet he assured that he wouldn’t. ]
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Then, quietly and full of woe and regret:]
I did indeed. I should not have.
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[ He lets out a breath, thinking. ]
He is young. I wouldn’t lose hope just yet.
[ He pauses, unable to contain his question. ]
How did he react?
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His face twists with a grimace, with regret and frustration with both himself and this entire situation. Then he shakes his head.]
...We should stop. I believe the answer is clear, besides. After all, I am here in your arms, and not his, am I not?