NIKI
"Of course I did not have to," Niki says, evidently having gained his confidence back now that Sunjata is the one awkwardly accepting a gift. "But that is the point of a birthday present, is it not?" He smiles, half to himself, and finds a nice spot out the window of the (his) yard to admire instead of openly watching the other man open his gift. His thumb brushes the top of his cane where the moth has been painstakingly carved into the wood, and he only glances back at Sunjata when he speaks.
His smile growing a little more to see that he likes the gift, however much he tries to play it down, the necromancer shrugs his shoulders. "Then they can be your reminder," he says. "Until you get your heart back and decide not to be the Heartless any more." If and when he chooses to do it, anyway. "I am glad you like them." He means it too; this had been the last thing he'd made before packing up his workshop, and so the last thing that had come from his life in the Greatwood.
He supposes, then, that it makes sense for Sunjata to offer him this bit of King's End in return. (Though he will never argue that cufflinks are of equal value to an entire house). "Fine," he says softly after a few beats, with an air of one happily defeated by persuasion. "I would be very happy to stay here, Sunjata. You will have to drop by once I have gotten everything unpacked."
His smile growing a little more to see that he likes the gift, however much he tries to play it down, the necromancer shrugs his shoulders. "Then they can be your reminder," he says. "Until you get your heart back and decide not to be the Heartless any more." If and when he chooses to do it, anyway. "I am glad you like them." He means it too; this had been the last thing he'd made before packing up his workshop, and so the last thing that had come from his life in the Greatwood.
He supposes, then, that it makes sense for Sunjata to offer him this bit of King's End in return. (Though he will never argue that cufflinks are of equal value to an entire house). "Fine," he says softly after a few beats, with an air of one happily defeated by persuasion. "I would be very happy to stay here, Sunjata. You will have to drop by once I have gotten everything unpacked."
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
