Her smile was even more welcome than her note had been, and he returned it in full as he walked softly across the fresh-growing grass to join her, settling beside her as the dissonant memories of Isla warred in the twilight for a moment. Night and day, the two women were, however, and he could never mistake one for the other. "I'm glad to see you looking so well - and looking at me," he added, turning to study the green of her eyes in the fading light of the day. They were different than he remembered... but then, so was she, in so many ways.
He shook his head at her thanks, smile turning a touch wry. "You're a hard lady to leave," he said lightly instead, hoping to keep things genial and not bring about the same downward turn his conversation with Sam had taken. "But you're very welcome." It was almost a relief to hear that she wanted to talk about the council, and he tilted his head as his smile faded - though only to a more thoughtful expression as he took her words seriously.
"Eyes do make everything easier. Especially reading and writing documents," he agreed. "And a government does love its documents, whether council or monarchy or whatever else." He huffed a short chuckle, thinking of the potential for Loreseeker work, copying documents out and adding them to official records. The laughter covered his surprise and how touched that he was that Rexanna wanted to speak with him about it at all, but instead of flooding her with questions that she could answer if he only gave her time, he just arched a curious brow at her and waited for her to say on.
He shook his head at her thanks, smile turning a touch wry. "You're a hard lady to leave," he said lightly instead, hoping to keep things genial and not bring about the same downward turn his conversation with Sam had taken. "But you're very welcome." It was almost a relief to hear that she wanted to talk about the council, and he tilted his head as his smile faded - though only to a more thoughtful expression as he took her words seriously.
"Eyes do make everything easier. Especially reading and writing documents," he agreed. "And a government does love its documents, whether council or monarchy or whatever else." He huffed a short chuckle, thinking of the potential for Loreseeker work, copying documents out and adding them to official records. The laughter covered his surprise and how touched that he was that Rexanna wanted to speak with him about it at all, but instead of flooding her with questions that she could answer if he only gave her time, he just arched a curious brow at her and waited for her to say on.
