Oh good: so trying counted. Points for effort. (He’d never actually gotten points for effort for anything before.) He might have perked up at that alone, but her next remark was more intriguing – Tyb actually lifted his head out of his hands for that.
“I... I won’t say no to help,” Tybalt said slowly, a little uneasy. He couldn’t say no to help. He’d be an idiot to refuse it, when he very obviously did not have the resources to be proud about anything, but he hoped Elsie’s family would not think less of him if he accepted (accepted for Elsie’s sake, not his own). Never mind that he didn’t know what she was offering, exactly; Tyb figured it was best not to underestimate her. And she had been helpful before, in a way – if not for her, he might not have had his Ministry job to hand now.
That said... Lucinda Cavanaugh, more than anyone, could also make ‘being helpful’ seem a lot like ‘ruining his life’.
“I... I won’t say no to help,” Tybalt said slowly, a little uneasy. He couldn’t say no to help. He’d be an idiot to refuse it, when he very obviously did not have the resources to be proud about anything, but he hoped Elsie’s family would not think less of him if he accepted (accepted for Elsie’s sake, not his own). Never mind that he didn’t know what she was offering, exactly; Tyb figured it was best not to underestimate her. And she had been helpful before, in a way – if not for her, he might not have had his Ministry job to hand now.
That said... Lucinda Cavanaugh, more than anyone, could also make ‘being helpful’ seem a lot like ‘ruining his life’.
