Edmund's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

((Join #hiraeth))

Comments

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ ... offers his hand to her ]

I'm looking for a way to help him recover faster.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

You could easily do that from the outside, but that is not what you mean.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

No. I'd like to do both.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

He is more capable of putting himself together again than you might think.

[ But the raven deigns to step over onto your arm. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ yessss. holds it still for the raven. ]

... I know. He's strong enough on the outside and I think he's strong enough on the inside too.

But I shouldn't let this boost go to waste.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

And I suppose He Who Lives in the Center of Here did nothing to help you decide.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Kind of, I guess.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Hah! Always an excess of personality, that one.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

I - uh, mostly he laughed at me?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

What did you do?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Thanked him for being himself?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ ... ]

[ She too bursts into laughter. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ hey :( ]

Is it really that funny?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Hoo! I have not laughed like that in some time!

[ She flaps her wings and resettles once she stops laughing. Her tone remains light, but her words certainly sound serious. ]

You certainly are a person to keep an eye on.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

I hope that's in a good way, ma'am.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Humm humm, that remains to be seen. You are still new territory.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

... I promise I won't hurt him then.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ THAT earns him a new curious look. ]

Truly? Then you promise to return him to the nest, so to speak, untouched and unsullied? A few ruffled feathers would not be unexpected, but our king has not the experience in such matters, you realize.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ wait what ]

I - uh - I wouldn't? Sully him.

... What are we talking about here?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Goodness! You have the audacity to ask for my permission and then you turn around and have not the faintest that you did so!

I am far from His Majesty's mother, but any mother would be in a tizzy with that lukewarm attempt.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

I'm completely serious about wanting to be his friend, ma'am. And not wanting to hurt him.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

You need not honey-coat your words around me, Son of Man. It is perfectly understandable when one bird admires another and wishes to indulge in deeper intimacies and spend some time alone in the nest or in some other tree.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ oh my god even Cap can't pretend not to understand that. he flushes bright red. ]

I'm not - he's great, don't get me wrong - where did you even get that impression?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ She laughs, but not unkindly. ]

You are reassuring a third party you have never met before but are under the impression that this third party has protective instincts over a charge that is the topic of conversation. It is hardly a common matter in friendships, to seek the approval of another over it.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

... You're part of his heart, ma'am. So technically, I'm not asking for approval from a third party at all.