Morrigan, Cullen, and now Josephine; all assuring her of the value of her efforts. It would be easier and substantially more comfortable to dismiss what Josephine says as more of the same as the rest of this conversation - that she is being gently and kindly cosseted, and to set no more store by it than appreciating in some vague way that she merits the time it takes to comfort her for her worries. And if it were only Josephine, then she probably would. If they'd not spoken before this, too, then she probably would, but -
It isn't. And they know she took up the work she did largely out of an inability to abide idleness, but perhaps that's a virtue, in itself. Or something like one. Enough like one. And it is good work, she thinks, she is proud of it. Is it so strange that it should be valued?
...yes. Still, it is a comfort to think that she might offer something worthwhile. That she might be necessary; that she might be valuable, beyond the usefulness of Emeric's support. (It probably isn't healthy to keep a list of the people she thinks would care if she died here, but it soothes her to think there's anyone, frankly.)
"You needn't be too gentle," she says, after a moment.
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It isn't. And they know she took up the work she did largely out of an inability to abide idleness, but perhaps that's a virtue, in itself. Or something like one. Enough like one. And it is good work, she thinks, she is proud of it. Is it so strange that it should be valued?
...yes. Still, it is a comfort to think that she might offer something worthwhile. That she might be necessary; that she might be valuable, beyond the usefulness of Emeric's support. (It probably isn't healthy to keep a list of the people she thinks would care if she died here, but it soothes her to think there's anyone, frankly.)
"You needn't be too gentle," she says, after a moment.