She looked faintly baffled, and it occurred to him that this was a rather familiar thing for him to have done. That was twice now he'd picked her up without asking first, enough to almost be a bad habit. Then again, perhaps it was a gesture entirely unfamiliar to her. Adults had regularly picked him up to move him out of the way when he was a child, and even when he had grown too large for it, it had continued to happen to Circe. And Circe, in turn, had a tendency to climb on people who got in her way. Muskaptilians in general were impatient in ways mainlanders might find unspeakably rude.
"My apologies," he said with a slight bow of his head, though she had claimed to have liked it. "I will not do that again without asking." Whether this was true had yet to be seen, as he had impatience and absentmindedness in equal measure. The giggling reminded him of Circe – Circe more than the serving girls, because it did not irritate him unduly.
"Arjun Mirza," he repeated slowly, which may have been patronizing, "of the librarian house of Mirza. You… do not need to trouble yourself with it, if it is difficult for you." He stiffly patted the hand that had wrapped around his elbow, but almost immediately his hands retreated back into his sleeves. He left his arms far enough from himself that she could still hold onto him, but his own hands he now tried to keep to himself.
"Here – tell me if I am going too fast," he said as he led her to the door, pushed it open to lead her into the hall. He took short steps, because he knew his legs were long, and he was anxious with the fear that he would misstep and cause her to trip.
"My apologies," he said with a slight bow of his head, though she had claimed to have liked it. "I will not do that again without asking." Whether this was true had yet to be seen, as he had impatience and absentmindedness in equal measure. The giggling reminded him of Circe – Circe more than the serving girls, because it did not irritate him unduly.
"Arjun Mirza," he repeated slowly, which may have been patronizing, "of the librarian house of Mirza. You… do not need to trouble yourself with it, if it is difficult for you." He stiffly patted the hand that had wrapped around his elbow, but almost immediately his hands retreated back into his sleeves. He left his arms far enough from himself that she could still hold onto him, but his own hands he now tried to keep to himself.
"Here – tell me if I am going too fast," he said as he led her to the door, pushed it open to lead her into the hall. He took short steps, because he knew his legs were long, and he was anxious with the fear that he would misstep and cause her to trip.
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