Evander made a scornful noise in his throat at her moment of protest; she did at least amend the sentiment, but trusting the captain was not persuasion enough for him that anyone should trust their luck aboard.
Fortunately when she was his wife – very soon, in fact – he would not have to worry about her taking off on reckless ventures like he always had his brother. No, she would be there with him and after the expected honeymoon they need not travel anywhere for a good long time. And then Evander found her looking at him, asking if he was alright, and –
“Oh,” he started, feeling the sigh bundled up in his chest somewhere, the excesses of tension still being siphoned out of him now. “You know...” Well, she knew what it was like to worry about someone lost at sea. She knew how much it would hurt him to lose her; she must do, by now. He... ought to say it, somehow, but he didn’t know how. So – “Better now you’re here.”
Fortunately when she was his wife – very soon, in fact – he would not have to worry about her taking off on reckless ventures like he always had his brother. No, she would be there with him and after the expected honeymoon they need not travel anywhere for a good long time. And then Evander found her looking at him, asking if he was alright, and –
“Oh,” he started, feeling the sigh bundled up in his chest somewhere, the excesses of tension still being siphoned out of him now. “You know...” Well, she knew what it was like to worry about someone lost at sea. She knew how much it would hurt him to lose her; she must do, by now. He... ought to say it, somehow, but he didn’t know how. So – “Better now you’re here.”
