And there was a brother of hers, lurking as a shadow; if Evander had wanted to communicate something more just here, something to express how deeply he felt or how desperately he had feared, the moment was gone.
He stiffened slightly in place, mouth a firm line. That said, at her question, at the squeeze of her hand and the trill of a question in it – when had she ever needed reassurance like this? – Evander’s mouth softened again. “As soon as you’ll have me,” he promised. He would be there tomorrow. He would be there today, if he didn’t think she deserved a little time to acclimatise, to wash and eat and rest.
He stiffened slightly in place, mouth a firm line. That said, at her question, at the squeeze of her hand and the trill of a question in it – when had she ever needed reassurance like this? – Evander’s mouth softened again. “As soon as you’ll have me,” he promised. He would be there tomorrow. He would be there today, if he didn’t think she deserved a little time to acclimatise, to wash and eat and rest.
