'Over a month since the last incident,' Bel, Good Lord. No wonder you and Miles get along so well.
[Gregor manages not to react when Bel's thumb strokes gently over the back of his palm, save for a short, soft intake of breath before his mouth twists in something that's not quite a smile.]
That would involve me finding someone who wouldn't make a terrible Empress, but who I also disliked enough that I wouldn't feel bad marrying her. [His voice is exceedingly dry.] I'm stuck with this job by virtue of my birth--I hesitate to shove it onto someone of whom I was actually fond.
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Date: 2016-02-05 02:05 am (UTC)[Gregor manages not to react when Bel's thumb strokes gently over the back of his palm, save for a short, soft intake of breath before his mouth twists in something that's not quite a smile.]
That would involve me finding someone who wouldn't make a terrible Empress, but who I also disliked enough that I wouldn't feel bad marrying her. [His voice is exceedingly dry.] I'm stuck with this job by virtue of my birth--I hesitate to shove it onto someone of whom I was actually fond.