[That was also part of the problem. She hadn't even realized she had forgotten. She only was aware of a gap when she ran right into one. With Zarkon being so near, so down to earth, it was the first time she could get a sense for those gaping holes. The wrongness of it.
No need to worry him too much with the details. Already, she felt she had said too much.
Meanwhile, from that tangle of grasses and weeds by their feet, colored begonias slowly begin to emerge from them. Cautious blooms, some colorless at first, before shifting, some to red, to purple.]
... I'm glad you're here.
[Echoing him, in a way she's not certain if she knows what the feeling truly is. But it's clear she's experiencing something, that she hasn't felt in a long time. That she hasn't known how to.]
If there's another location you've found to reside at, husband... we can go there.
[The farmhouse wasn't meant for a Galran Emperor. The livable rooms were mostly geared for experiments. There wasn't even a bed or a proper kitchen set up. That wouldn't do. What a strange thought to have. But... Zarkon's needs were different now. Those things would matter.]
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No need to worry him too much with the details. Already, she felt she had said too much.
Meanwhile, from that tangle of grasses and weeds by their feet, colored begonias slowly begin to emerge from them. Cautious blooms, some colorless at first, before shifting, some to red, to purple.]
... I'm glad you're here.
[Echoing him, in a way she's not certain if she knows what the feeling truly is. But it's clear she's experiencing something, that she hasn't felt in a long time. That she hasn't known how to.]
If there's another location you've found to reside at, husband... we can go there.
[The farmhouse wasn't meant for a Galran Emperor. The livable rooms were mostly geared for experiments. There wasn't even a bed or a proper kitchen set up. That wouldn't do. What a strange thought to have. But... Zarkon's needs were different now. Those things would matter.]