[It's not really surprising to hear his answer, even if she can't feel his emotions like she can everyone else. A small, sad smile turns the corners of her mouth.]
I'm sorry you were alone for so long, but I am glad you found someone to bring you happiness.
Well. It's certainly a lot easier to trade away pieces of yourself when you think they aren't worth anything. It felt almost like highway robbery, at the time.
[She smiles and departs, but true to her word the rest of the cake from the Erda will be set outside his door with a single fork placed next to it. The text has been carefully removed and smoothed over so it is simply a plain, frosted cake.
[it happens shortly after that. he wonders how long it will take someone to notice.
because the stars in the sky don't change. except when they do. when a certain little cluster in the corner finds itself shifting slightly, forming a crude yet painstaking recreation of the rose she had taught him to draw.]
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No sense in dragging it out.
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Or the fact that he just digs in like a child.]
Wishes. Magic.
As you said, it all has a cost.
Did you know the price when you made this place?
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Is it a price you are still happy to pay?
[Willing, yes. He's obviously still willing, and he likely doesn't have a choice either. At least not a viable one.]
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No. Not really.
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I'm sorry you were alone for so long, but I am glad you found someone to bring you happiness.
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Well. It's certainly a lot easier to trade away pieces of yourself when you think they aren't worth anything. It felt almost like highway robbery, at the time.
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A sacrifice isn't supposed to be easy.
[She knows better than to ask if the Captain would want to apologize to Sparkles though.]
Can I ask why?
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[She was under the impression that his former master was dead, so it can't be him.]
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What did you do that would require such an extreme measure to keep yourself safe?
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[Not just humans either.
And...Sparkles was just a child. A child exploited by someone and then part of himself.
Funny how so many can't even begin to understand that.
Fio is the best of all of them.]
I'm sure Skulduggery will be along soon, so I'll go, but I'll bring you more cake later if you like.
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... I wouldn't turn it away.
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There's a small note next to it saying simply:]
I hope you enjoy it.
And I'm still waiting on my rose.
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because the stars in the sky don't change. except when they do. when a certain little cluster in the corner finds itself shifting slightly, forming a crude yet painstaking recreation of the rose she had taught him to draw.]