After seeing Brienne back to Gryffindor, Methos headed back to his own room. He was going to stretch out with a book, or one of his old journals until he could manage to fall asleep. The evening had gone better than he expected, and he was pretty sure that Brienne had felt the same way. He woke the next morning to a light tapping at his door
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"I don't like to be late, even when I'm not entirely sure what I'm meeting someone for," he ventured. His eyes flicked around the room as he was being inspected.
At her introduction, his stance relaxed and he even managed a small smile at Brienne's name. He shook her hand firmly, "Methos. Nice to meet you Oly." He was beginning to get some sense of what this little meeting might be about, but he'd let her take the lead in the conversation.
Methos took the chair Oly indicated, cocking it with his foot so his back wasn't to the door. "Thanks."
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I pour the lemonade and offer him a glass and some of the cake, making a point of sipping my own drink and taking a couple of bites to show that the food isn't, in fact, enchanted.
"You know," I begin. "I think everyone who comes here has had it rough. So I shouldn't need to tell you Brienne isn't an exception. She hasn't been all that forthcoming with the details, mostly because I haven't asked and I figure if she wants to tell me, she can. But I think her road's been harder than most. Her world seems like a really shitty place to visit, let alone actually live." I pause, swallow some more lemonade. "I'm just asking you to be careful, OK?"
Methos accepted the lemonade and took a drink. He wasn't concerned about poison, the worst it could do was hurt like hell for awhile, but he'd survive it.
"I know," he finally said. "I could read that much in her expression when I first met her, and the way she carried herself walking into the Great Hall to meet me for dinner. It was like she expected the whole thing to go horribly wrong."
He picked up a bit of the cake and nibbled at it, not really tasting it. "She really doesn't see how remarkable she is, or how brightly she shines."
The affection he feels for Brienne is evident in his voice, and the warmth in his eyes. "I am being very careful, Oly, I assure you. I have given her every opportunity to tell me to back off, and when she asked me for time, I promised to give her all the time she needs. It's not my intent to push for anything she might not feel ready for, and I would never hurt her."
"I'm glad to hear it," I say, meaning it sincerely. "You seem like a nice kid. I really would hate to actually need to test out some of the more interesting hexes they've come up with here."
Methos laughed, "I have a feeling I would too." He drained his glass. "It will take time to convince Brienne that she's worth it, but one thing I have plenty of is time."
I relax a little. For a norm, he's not a bad sort.
"I haven't known her that long," I answer. "I've been here almost a year, and she's been here longer than that. I actually met her through Jaime. He's the guy she's in love with back home, only there's some bullshit thing about how she's got to kill him or something. Which is kind of impossible here at Hogwarts, and that's not exactly something that can be talked out over a bottle of wine, you know? Anyway, the long and short of that whole thing is that she didn't want to kill him, and he figured he should let her if only to appease her honor. And when no killing commenced, he went home via popcorning. And, well, someone had to break the news to Brienne. I've been kind of keeping an eye on her ever since." And if that isn't the world's most pat explanation, I'm not exactly sure what is.
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At her introduction, his stance relaxed and he even managed a small smile at Brienne's name. He shook her hand firmly, "Methos. Nice to meet you Oly."
He was beginning to get some sense of what this little meeting might be about, but he'd let her take the lead in the conversation.
Methos took the chair Oly indicated, cocking it with his foot so his back wasn't to the door. "Thanks."
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I pour the lemonade and offer him a glass and some of the cake, making a point of sipping my own drink and taking a couple of bites to show that the food isn't, in fact, enchanted.
"You know," I begin. "I think everyone who comes here has had it rough. So I shouldn't need to tell you Brienne isn't an exception. She hasn't been all that forthcoming with the details, mostly because I haven't asked and I figure if she wants to tell me, she can. But I think her road's been harder than most. Her world seems like a really shitty place to visit, let alone actually live." I pause, swallow some more lemonade. "I'm just asking you to be careful, OK?"
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Methos accepted the lemonade and took a drink. He wasn't concerned about poison, the worst it could do was hurt like hell for awhile, but he'd survive it.
"I know," he finally said. "I could read that much in her expression when I first met her, and the way she carried herself walking into the Great Hall to meet me for dinner. It was like she expected the whole thing to go horribly wrong."
He picked up a bit of the cake and nibbled at it, not really tasting it. "She really doesn't see how remarkable she is, or how brightly she shines."
The affection he feels for Brienne is evident in his voice, and the warmth in his eyes. "I am being very careful, Oly, I assure you. I have given her every opportunity to tell me to back off, and when she asked me for time, I promised to give her all the time she needs. It's not my intent to push for anything she might not feel ready for, and I would never hurt her."
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He drained his glass. "It will take time to convince Brienne that she's worth it, but one thing I have plenty of is time."
"How long have you known Brienne?"
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"I haven't known her that long," I answer. "I've been here almost a year, and she's been here longer than that. I actually met her through Jaime. He's the guy she's in love with back home, only there's some bullshit thing about how she's got to kill him or something. Which is kind of impossible here at Hogwarts, and that's not exactly something that can be talked out over a bottle of wine, you know? Anyway, the long and short of that whole thing is that she didn't want to kill him, and he figured he should let her if only to appease her honor. And when no killing commenced, he went home via popcorning. And, well, someone had to break the news to Brienne. I've been kind of keeping an eye on her ever since." And if that isn't the world's most pat explanation, I'm not exactly sure what is.
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