"If you say that you want to keep me safe, Tristran Thorn, I will be forced to -" she waves a hand angrily. "- I will march myself right back home while you are off and find more trouble than you can even imagine."
Or maybe she wouldn't. She'd be more likely to screech at the door until it gave up and let her through.
But that threat will do well enough for the moment.
She's too busy pressing her fingers aggrivatedly to her temples to worry about the effectiveness of her ranting. It's loud enough, so it's fine.
"And do you not think that it would matter to me if something happened to you?"
Well, that rules that out. Of course he he wants Yvaine safe - it's really the only thing he wants now. More than ever, too. If anything happened to her while they were out of familiar territory, how would he be able to live with himself?
Strong as she is (and she is the strongest girl he knows), anything can happen.
"Nothing - nothing will happen while I'm gone," he says. He shakes his head. "But I guess that doesn't matter now, does it? Will's invited the two of us to go to Sherwood."
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His hands are tucked into his pockets and his expression is serious and calm, hiding the touch of fear he feels.
"Yvaine, you must understand why I said that," he starts.
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Or maybe she wouldn't. She'd be more likely to screech at the door until it gave up and let her through.
But that threat will do well enough for the moment.
She's too busy pressing her fingers aggrivatedly to her temples to worry about the effectiveness of her ranting. It's loud enough, so it's fine.
"And do you not think that it would matter to me if something happened to you?"
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Strong as she is (and she is the strongest girl he knows), anything can happen.
"Nothing - nothing will happen while I'm gone," he says. He shakes his head. "But I guess that doesn't matter now, does it? Will's invited the two of us to go to Sherwood."
He clearly doesn't sound too pleased about that.
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She tilts her head, fingers still tangled - knotted really - in the ends of her hair, breathing still hitching and frustrated.
"You can tell me that nothing with happen - but that guarantees nothing, Tristran Thorn."
She glances downward, teeth catching at her lower lip and words forced.
She's bad at this. He should know that already.
"And if something were to happen I want to be there," a laugh. "If nothing happens, I still want to be there."
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