But he does know by now Crescent View is... a much nicer place. Even the people here, at their absolute worst, are far milder than is typical of Ostoya. It's hard to break the habit of how you've lived thus far when it's those habits that kept you alive. )
... Another person is a heavy burden to bear; myself, moreso, even if I were to find a way to trust him with it. He ought shrug me off.
( ... )
... Perhaps I simply want him to find someone worth him. ( Little a Trahearne moment... ) I do not know if it is best for him if I'm the one who grows attached.
( If he learns to lean on him, be vulnerable with him... That's a gateway to all kinds of terrible things that might not be for Adelis's best. )
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But he does know by now Crescent View is... a much nicer place. Even the people here, at their absolute worst, are far milder than is typical of Ostoya. It's hard to break the habit of how you've lived thus far when it's those habits that kept you alive. )
... Another person is a heavy burden to bear; myself, moreso, even if I were to find a way to trust him with it. He ought shrug me off.
( ... )
... Perhaps I simply want him to find someone worth him. ( Little a Trahearne moment... ) I do not know if it is best for him if I'm the one who grows attached.
( If he learns to lean on him, be vulnerable with him... That's a gateway to all kinds of terrible things that might not be for Adelis's best. )