He grinned wryly at her tale of eavesdropping and covert candle-lighting, the image coming to mind from her words more one of mischief than anything else. Mischief and Rexanna were easy to reconcile in his mind, in spite of the darker past he knew she had. In the time he had known her she had been a bright point in the Settlement, sensible and kind, generous and cheerful. He smiled as he bowed his head, bidding a silent, heartfelt goodbye to the memories of those still living who he would never see again: Val, Konor, Hiraku, Isuma... Cassandalee.
Settling his gently burning candle into place he turned his eyes to his friend once more, respectfully silent as she contemplated her own thoughts. Lost loved ones, perhaps, or simply the terrors and tragedies of Long Night. His lips twitched towards a frown at the mention of Bastien, but he found much of his former ire had faded with the joy Rory and Amalia had brought to his heart recently, and knowing that the charlatan had done much to comfort Rexanna, well... he supposed he could tolerate the bombastic artiste for that gift.
A lopsided smile spread over his face at her recounting of the events on her side of the door, and he nodded understanding of her fear at the time. "I can never thank you enough to taking that chance on us, Rexanna," he said softly, blue eyes warm as a summer sky for her courage. "I will always admire you for it. And for all the other kindnesses you've shown me."
Settling his gently burning candle into place he turned his eyes to his friend once more, respectfully silent as she contemplated her own thoughts. Lost loved ones, perhaps, or simply the terrors and tragedies of Long Night. His lips twitched towards a frown at the mention of Bastien, but he found much of his former ire had faded with the joy Rory and Amalia had brought to his heart recently, and knowing that the charlatan had done much to comfort Rexanna, well... he supposed he could tolerate the bombastic artiste for that gift.
A lopsided smile spread over his face at her recounting of the events on her side of the door, and he nodded understanding of her fear at the time. "I can never thank you enough to taking that chance on us, Rexanna," he said softly, blue eyes warm as a summer sky for her courage. "I will always admire you for it. And for all the other kindnesses you've shown me."
