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I love you, Belle. You made me stronger.
Having those as his last words should have made it hurt less. Knowing that he had done the right thing--the brave thing--in great part because of her love should have made it easier to accept his sacrifice ( Read more... )
Having those as his last words should have made it hurt less. Knowing that he had done the right thing--the brave thing--in great part because of her love should have made it easier to accept his sacrifice ( Read more... )
"My lady, is there anything I can do to help?"
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I'm never certain if other people find that a good thing or not.
"That large building ahead is the hotel."
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She nodded shortly, "All right, I...well, it's a bit much to take in that I might live for years here, and then go right back to the day that my..." true love died, the words were too hard to say, yet. "The day that I was having, but I've experienced stranger things."
The mention of Rumple's death, still lingering on her tongue, made her mouth draw down a bit, even as her eyes followed Faramir's indication. "Oh. ...thank you I...I'm very grateful to have had you accompany me, and I'm sorry I wasn't a better travelling companion, I'm...usually in much better spirits."
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"There is no cause for apology. Arriving here is enough to cause anyone upset, though I cannot help but notice that perhaps the village is not your only cause to be in poor spirits." I am trying to be helpful and not pry. "I was not at my best when I arrived. If you would speak, I could listen. Or there are others who would."
That's what the Ribbon is for.
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She smiled weakly, shrugging one shoulder. "You're right, I'm certainly not the sort to be so shaken just by being somewhere new. I...lost someone," she remembered Rumple's words, suddenly, when she'd asked about Bae. He's not dead. He's just lost to me. She understood the importance of those words more than ever now.
She sighed, glancing at the hotel thoughtfully, "But I don't think he'd...want me to brood too much, really." More than likely, he'd insist he wasn't worth it, foolish man.
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"That is a pain I know well, though it affects us all differently." I nod in understanding.
"The village can be a good place to recover, as it's so different from most people's homes. The mind can consider that instead of your heart's ache."
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"Perhaps that's why this place...brought me, when it did," she said, smiriking a little. "I always did want to travel. Perhaps this is...how I'm meant to move on." He'd want that, she knew. He'd tried to make her leave often enough, find a life away from him. She'd scoffed at the idea before, even when she'd moved out of his home, sure it was impossible to completley extract someone like him from her life even if she wanted to. Even with him gone, it still felt like he was a heavy presence in her heart.
"And I can't say I'm bothered by the idea of a rest from curses and pirates and that sort of thing, I've had enough of all of it to last me more than a lifetime." Her smile almost reached her eyes at that as she realied how bizarre her life truly was and what a small ripple this actually made in comparison to some of it. "There...isn't anything like that to worry ( ... )
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I'm not even sure what to say to her last statement.
"I don't know about curses, exactly, but the village does have its moments of strangeness." How do I even describe them? "Um... on more than one occasion we--myself included--have been turned into children. Some children became older."
Is that a curse?
"Things like that."
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"People age lie that--and this has happened more than once?" she shoo her head. "But if it's been...reversed, surely it can be prevented in the first place." She's thinking of antidotes and counter spells now, and it almost makes her laugh in a terrible way to think how she's become a bit more like Rumple with the last few months.
"If that is meant to be part of our lessons as well, this place will certainly be harsher than any of the tutors I ever had back home."
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"I have to admit that I've enjoyed my experiences as a boy again. When I return to myself I feel... refreshed." Not all of the village doings make me feel that way, but I do not wish to alarm her worse.
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She sighed, trying not to think too much on things that couldn't be undone (dead is dead sounded in her mind too loudly, as much as she tried to ignore it), "But I suppose there's no use worrying about it now. I should probably...get myself settled and cleaned up, I'm sure I must look frightful." Not that she was worried about appearances, but she knew how her hands had torn at her hair and rubbed at her face--she was just grateful Faramir had let her story rest on Rumple being gone and nothing more.
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"Everyone wishes for different things when they arrive. Some would be alone and others want to look around as soon as possible. I will certainly understand that you want to go to your room."
Since we are now at the door to the hotel, she can do so quite soon.
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She bit her lip, glancing at the hotel. "Thank you, I...believe I'd at least like to see what the village thought to provide from home." In her heart, she knew she was hoping the cup was among those things. Even hearing time would stand still back home, she knew she'd feel better with it here. "Thank you very much for your company, Faramir."
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"I hope you find whatever it is you need."
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