It is not a request he could have made in any conscience if the need was anything short of severe. There is nothing of pride nor of mistrust in his reluctance to ask -- it is simply that he knows, firsthand, something of what she is going through right now.
He reaches out to take her small and delicate hand in both of his large ones, just for a moment, and bows his head a little in silent acknowledgment. But he does follow her request, and soon he has both his seat and his cup of tea again.
'Time passes differently in a land that exists outside of it, so I have no real means of knowing how long this regency will need to last.' He swirls the dregs of the tea in his cup. 'It may be a span of months which will have the length of days here, or vice versa, or something entirely different. But even if Will and I are not able to leave the land during that time, either of us may possibly be able to open a door back to Milliways if you have need of it.'
He can give no categorical assurance of his ability to do so -- the amount of magic needed to keep the land whole could very well prevent him from opening a door leading elsewhere -- but he will make the attempt without a second thought, if the need arises.
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Date: 2006-12-25 06:31 am (UTC)He reaches out to take her small and delicate hand in both of his large ones, just for a moment, and bows his head a little in silent acknowledgment. But he does follow her request, and soon he has both his seat and his cup of tea again.
'Time passes differently in a land that exists outside of it, so I have no real means of knowing how long this regency will need to last.' He swirls the dregs of the tea in his cup. 'It may be a span of months which will have the length of days here, or vice versa, or something entirely different. But even if Will and I are not able to leave the land during that time, either of us may possibly be able to open a door back to Milliways if you have need of it.'
He can give no categorical assurance of his ability to do so -- the amount of magic needed to keep the land whole could very well prevent him from opening a door leading elsewhere -- but he will make the attempt without a second thought, if the need arises.