[...And then Corvus asks questions like those, deep and unsettlingly heavy, and she has to continually readjust her expectations of him.]
Yes. Loneliness does that to a person.
[She falls silent for a moment or two, unsure how else to proceed. She had been so ready to explain the themes and social intricacies of the novel to him, if he had asked. But for some reason all her words have flown away.
no subject
Yes. Loneliness does that to a person.
[She falls silent for a moment or two, unsure how else to proceed. She had been so ready to explain the themes and social intricacies of the novel to him, if he had asked. But for some reason all her words have flown away.
So she settles on a question instead.]
...Hey, Cor, just how old are you?