Pleasure And Purpose
“He shook his head. "The prince is spending the day with his father today." "Is he very ill-behaved?" she asked, buttering a slice of simple-bread for him.
"Cillian? Aye, he is, indeed. But then he's ever been so, as long as I've known him." She studied her patron as he drank the tea she'd prepared, learning as much as she could about him by the way he spoke and moved. Observation was a subtle art but necessary, and could only benefit from practice. This morning, she noticed, Edward was taki...ng his time over tea. Not rushed. She wouldn't rush, either.
"Perhaps he'll grow out of it," she offered. "Even the rowdiest lads do smooth their manners with time." Edward gave her an odd look. "He might, but I doubt it. He's been too long indulged to behave any differently, I fear." She nodded a little. "Then his parents have done him no good service." "No." Edward's mouth tightened for a moment. "No, I'd say they haven't. His mother died when he was a boy, and his father, I think, believed ponies and sweets would soothe tears better than a tender gesture or attention." "When he was a boy?MoreLess
"Cillian? Aye, he is, indeed. But then he's ever been so, as long as I've known him." She studied her patron as he drank the tea she'd prepared, learning as much as she could about him by the way he spoke and moved. Observation was a subtle art but necessary, and could only benefit from practice. This morning, she noticed, Edward was taki...ng his time over tea. Not rushed. She wouldn't rush, either.
"Perhaps he'll grow out of it," she offered. "Even the rowdiest lads do smooth their manners with time." Edward gave her an odd look. "He might, but I doubt it. He's been too long indulged to behave any differently, I fear." She nodded a little. "Then his parents have done him no good service." "No." Edward's mouth tightened for a moment. "No, I'd say they haven't. His mother died when he was a boy, and his father, I think, believed ponies and sweets would soothe tears better than a tender gesture or attention." "When he was a boy?MoreLess
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