05.Sep.13, 07:07 PM
I'shan stared at her for a long time, turning her words over in his head again and again, trying to make sense of them. She was lonely and didn't like him to take the boy off her, so she wanted him to come and take him more? Why was she so lonely? She had other children, didn't she? And plenty of friends, he was sure. He looked back at her, his expression torn between confusion and concern. He didn't spend much time around the greenrider, but based on their past encounters, he would have expected passive-aggression or condescension, not something like this. Something was certainly wrong.
"Um...I don't mind at all," he said. He cut his eyes towards the door. Outside, he knew Isharyn was playing with Missy and Ilveriath, oblivious to the drama that his young existence was at risk of causing inside. It made I'shan anxious. His throat tightened and he could feel himself starting to sweat.
That just didn't seem right. It didn't make sense. If she hated him taking the kid so much, shouldn't she be chasing him off? He did pick up on the comment about being afraid of the dark, but he didn't latch on to it nearly as much as she expected. I'shan was scared of his own shadow half the time, so far be it for him to mock someone else for what others might call a childish fear.
He shuffled from one foot to the other. N'gelt wasn't around anymore...it's not like he had anyone around to complain that he'd brought the child over, and not like he had anyone else to keep him company. If he needed some time to himself, he could always drop Isharyn off at the creche. It wouldn't be too bad?
His lip twitched. The entire tone of the conversation had him worried. He laced his fingers together almost skittishly and cleared his throat. "Yeah! I'll do it. Um...are you going to be okay, though?"
"Um...I don't mind at all," he said. He cut his eyes towards the door. Outside, he knew Isharyn was playing with Missy and Ilveriath, oblivious to the drama that his young existence was at risk of causing inside. It made I'shan anxious. His throat tightened and he could feel himself starting to sweat.
That just didn't seem right. It didn't make sense. If she hated him taking the kid so much, shouldn't she be chasing him off? He did pick up on the comment about being afraid of the dark, but he didn't latch on to it nearly as much as she expected. I'shan was scared of his own shadow half the time, so far be it for him to mock someone else for what others might call a childish fear.
He shuffled from one foot to the other. N'gelt wasn't around anymore...it's not like he had anyone around to complain that he'd brought the child over, and not like he had anyone else to keep him company. If he needed some time to himself, he could always drop Isharyn off at the creche. It wouldn't be too bad?
His lip twitched. The entire tone of the conversation had him worried. He laced his fingers together almost skittishly and cleared his throat. "Yeah! I'll do it. Um...are you going to be okay, though?"