Just because it's true. Just because it is, for the circumstance, the right thing to say. Doesn't mean she should say it.
Beatrix may not outwardly hesitate, but her insides turn and twist. She knows it, of course. She has thought it many a time since she's been here. Maybe the reason it's so hard for her to handle is because it took a damn year for it to occur. That's a year of learning about someone. A year of doing things with them. A year of sharing one's self with another, even in a strange and somewhat roundabout way.
A year is a long time. Come to think of it, before coming here, Beatrix realises that a year has never felt as long.]
That it certainly is. [She finds herself agreeing quietly.] I suspect we have all thought it before, but in the face of such discoveries, it is important to remind ourselves to covet the time we have here with those whilst we can. It would be better to assume that the day we are aware of could very well be our last.
[After all, there is no guarantee that Eustace's plan will work, as much as Beatrix craves and desires that so.]
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Just because it's true. Just because it is, for the circumstance, the right thing to say. Doesn't mean she should say it.
Beatrix may not outwardly hesitate, but her insides turn and twist. She knows it, of course. She has thought it many a time since she's been here. Maybe the reason it's so hard for her to handle is because it took a damn year for it to occur. That's a year of learning about someone. A year of doing things with them. A year of sharing one's self with another, even in a strange and somewhat roundabout way.
A year is a long time. Come to think of it, before coming here, Beatrix realises that a year has never felt as long.]
That it certainly is. [She finds herself agreeing quietly.] I suspect we have all thought it before, but in the face of such discoveries, it is important to remind ourselves to covet the time we have here with those whilst we can. It would be better to assume that the day we are aware of could very well be our last.
[After all, there is no guarantee that Eustace's plan will work, as much as Beatrix craves and desires that so.]