Let's Try This Again

"Some people make it look very easy." Sam sighed, but he supposed Jigano was probably true in a more general sense. "Thank you, though. A lot of people would have...called me annoying and stopped talking to me by now." He certainly had plenty of experience with that. Thankfully Jigano praised his attitude rather than criticised the Goddess or way of life that had made the problem, which Sam appreciated. He couldn't do anything about it, so he didn't want to argue about that; as much as he found just accepting it difficult, it was all there was to do. "I've sometimes wondered...if maybe I could find someone that was long lived too...like a Fae, or another Ascended that won't cheat on me--" Something like a sardonic, bitter smile crossed his face. "--Or...maybe a Demi God? If they live longer? Well, I don't know. You can't control who you fall in love with, anyway." He shrugged, knowing that truth well indeed. Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child