07.Jul.22, 11:37 AM
Geric was pretty sure he could hear disappointment in Quil's voice and that made him shrink down and feel even worse. It was one thing to disappoint his parents, he was used to that, but his brother's wife had always been so nice and supportive. But she was sitting down at the table with him anyway, and there was the gentle sound of a mug being set near him.
After a deep breath and a scrub of his eyes across the back of his sleeves to make sure they were dry, he was pretty sure he hadn't been crying but he couldn't even trust that, he uncurled just enough to hesitantly reach out and take the cocoa, pulling it closer so he could smell it and stare at the mug forlornly. "Because I'm an idiot. I didn't... I don't know. Maybe I thought I wasn't good enough. Maybe I just wanted to try and impress her. We both had some wine, but not enough to make me that stupid. I assume she wasn't... wasn't too drunk at the time either since she recognized me at the market later to tell me about the baby."
He sighed and finally lifted his head enough to take a sip of the cocoa only to find he really didn't deserve it at all with how delicious it was. Maybe it was just a further trap to lure him more off of his guard. Or more likely Quil was just... nice. And cared. He gave her a nervous glance and there was concern in her eyes, though he wasn't sure who for yet. He stared back down at his mug. "Yvandria didn't really seem to know who Gangleri was anyway. I guess she'd been fostering with some Hold beholden to Tillek. Misty I think. She was back so her father could start trying to marry her off and then she met me at a party. I wasn't even supposed to be there, Ullie just couldn't make it because he was in Benden so he made me accept his invite."
After a deep breath and a scrub of his eyes across the back of his sleeves to make sure they were dry, he was pretty sure he hadn't been crying but he couldn't even trust that, he uncurled just enough to hesitantly reach out and take the cocoa, pulling it closer so he could smell it and stare at the mug forlornly. "Because I'm an idiot. I didn't... I don't know. Maybe I thought I wasn't good enough. Maybe I just wanted to try and impress her. We both had some wine, but not enough to make me that stupid. I assume she wasn't... wasn't too drunk at the time either since she recognized me at the market later to tell me about the baby."
He sighed and finally lifted his head enough to take a sip of the cocoa only to find he really didn't deserve it at all with how delicious it was. Maybe it was just a further trap to lure him more off of his guard. Or more likely Quil was just... nice. And cared. He gave her a nervous glance and there was concern in her eyes, though he wasn't sure who for yet. He stared back down at his mug. "Yvandria didn't really seem to know who Gangleri was anyway. I guess she'd been fostering with some Hold beholden to Tillek. Misty I think. She was back so her father could start trying to marry her off and then she met me at a party. I wasn't even supposed to be there, Ullie just couldn't make it because he was in Benden so he made me accept his invite."