[The pat on his arm is reassuring, despite the subject matter. Even when she sends up a crystal, high into the sky, where it glitters and then shatters, he watches it quietly, and the sight is still a beautiful one.]
I have been on earth for a long time.
[An exhale, then he hands her back the crystal he’s been holding onto.]
no subject
I have been on earth for a long time.
[An exhale, then he hands her back the crystal he’s been holding onto.]
So what does that make me now? Just a man.