[ While Herc's definition of friendship skews in one direction, Alayne's skews in another. For the longest time she'd forgotten what friendship meant and instead simply surrounded herself with the helpful and the useful — those that could protect her and those she could benefit from. (Move or be move, Petyr had said and Alayne had been done playing at being a pawn.) ]
Isaac is old enough to be my father, yet I've never had a friend dearer or more true.
[ He's seen the parts of her she tries so hard to hide and he's never judged her for them. If anything, it's made him love her more. Could anyone else make such a claim?
But talk of Isaac subdues her, makes her a little silent and sullen. ]
Soon, I think.
[ Another pause. ]
Perhaps, if you are not too busy, I could see you as well.
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Isaac is old enough to be my father, yet I've never had a friend dearer or more true.
[ He's seen the parts of her she tries so hard to hide and he's never judged her for them. If anything, it's made him love her more. Could anyone else make such a claim?
But talk of Isaac subdues her, makes her a little silent and sullen. ]
Soon, I think.
[ Another pause. ]
Perhaps, if you are not too busy, I could see you as well.