Which can't be a revelation. If Strange didn't follow her lead, then he knew how slim the chances of a fad. Maker, they might have simply carried out the charade elsewhere. Call it field surgery, spare her the pain, and Riftwatch the shock —
He tosses the rag down. Rises on creaking legs to find the cup, glance within. He doesn't often drink. Doesn't trust the company: Any cup can carry poison, and each carries the chance, a rational and persuasive argument to do as he please. He'd been drinking, the night Leander found his room. Bled on his floor.
"But you do stupid things for love."
Easier to justify, than to look it in the eye. He drinks.
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Which can't be a revelation. If Strange didn't follow her lead, then he knew how slim the chances of a fad. Maker, they might have simply carried out the charade elsewhere. Call it field surgery, spare her the pain, and Riftwatch the shock —
He tosses the rag down. Rises on creaking legs to find the cup, glance within. He doesn't often drink. Doesn't trust the company: Any cup can carry poison, and each carries the chance, a rational and persuasive argument to do as he please. He'd been drinking, the night Leander found his room. Bled on his floor.
"But you do stupid things for love."
Easier to justify, than to look it in the eye. He drinks.