If she was more attentive to him than was necessary, if she pushed herself for his sake, Arjun did not notice. Not because he was inattentive, but because these were things he tended not to notice. Even before he had been King, the behaviors and lives of other servants within the castle had not been something he ever cared to notice. If they were not in his library, if they were not in his way, then what reason did he have to notice what they did or why?
Being King meant he probably ought to have tried to be better about that kind of thing. To a certain extent, he was. He cared now about the safety of his subjects, where they were employed and why, that they were at least content if not happy. He cared about Sophiana and what had happened to her, when before it would not have been a matter of his concern.
He missed not needing to worry about things not shelved in leather.
Barely a woman, she said, which by his own standards was technically accurate. It sounded strange when she said it, anyway. "Woman enough, I'm sure," he said, and only after he'd said it did he decide that it made things worse. Better, probably, to have let her have the thought and leave it well enough alone.
Just one of many reasons he generally preferred not being made to say words.
Only because he felt somewhat awkward did he notice her gaze, though he tried not to be too obviously self-conscious. There seemed to be an odd twist to her mouth, perhaps thoughtful, though not knowing what was in her mind meant he could only guess. It could as easily have been that she had something stuck in her teeth.
Whatever he thought, it came as a surprise when she embraced him, not least because it seemed too active for her state. But also because most people knew better than to try and hug him, because his were not a particularly touchy people, because being hugged was almost never something that occurred to him as a possibility. His hands went to her waist as a reflex, not wanting her to fell over and hurt herself yet worse than she had. "I am pleased to have been of use to you," he said finally, which was not very articulate, but he could think of nothing else to say. It was true, anyway.
He was really very bad at this.
Being King meant he probably ought to have tried to be better about that kind of thing. To a certain extent, he was. He cared now about the safety of his subjects, where they were employed and why, that they were at least content if not happy. He cared about Sophiana and what had happened to her, when before it would not have been a matter of his concern.
He missed not needing to worry about things not shelved in leather.
Barely a woman, she said, which by his own standards was technically accurate. It sounded strange when she said it, anyway. "Woman enough, I'm sure," he said, and only after he'd said it did he decide that it made things worse. Better, probably, to have let her have the thought and leave it well enough alone.
Just one of many reasons he generally preferred not being made to say words.
Only because he felt somewhat awkward did he notice her gaze, though he tried not to be too obviously self-conscious. There seemed to be an odd twist to her mouth, perhaps thoughtful, though not knowing what was in her mind meant he could only guess. It could as easily have been that she had something stuck in her teeth.
Whatever he thought, it came as a surprise when she embraced him, not least because it seemed too active for her state. But also because most people knew better than to try and hug him, because his were not a particularly touchy people, because being hugged was almost never something that occurred to him as a possibility. His hands went to her waist as a reflex, not wanting her to fell over and hurt herself yet worse than she had. "I am pleased to have been of use to you," he said finally, which was not very articulate, but he could think of nothing else to say. It was true, anyway.
He was really very bad at this.
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