Lirael. I...just...I don't know. I didn't know. But Clint is a mortal. I am not. And I don't know if I can face his death when it comes. I think it would break me, losing someone that important. [She couldn't admit it to anyone else, but Lirael's safe enough. With a sign she plops out a second pancake and wobbles over to Lirael to offer the plate with unsteady hands.]
I'm a coward. A selfish coward. We were getting serious. And I ran. There were other reasons...like my broken promise...but at the heart of it I'm just a coward. I don't deserve him, and he should have better than me.
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[Flip-sizzle-flip. It's all rote now.]
Lirael. I...just...I don't know. I didn't know. But Clint is a mortal. I am not. And I don't know if I can face his death when it comes. I think it would break me, losing someone that important. [She couldn't admit it to anyone else, but Lirael's safe enough. With a sign she plops out a second pancake and wobbles over to Lirael to offer the plate with unsteady hands.]
I'm a coward. A selfish coward. We were getting serious. And I ran. There were other reasons...like my broken promise...but at the heart of it I'm just a coward. I don't deserve him, and he should have better than me.