Nairn bit his lip, when she honed in on the box. Demanded to know what it was. Wasted as he was, he was far less anxious, far less stoic. It was about the only time his expressions were clear on his face. Absolute panic; he didn't want her to know about the ring, or what tonight was supposed to have been.
Not a lie. If he lied to her, she'd be able to tell.
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N-nothing.he struggled for a moment with the word, brows furrowing in concentration. Well, it was harder to keep himself from stammering or lisping while fucked up.
Late because'f Haulean.
Not a lie. If he lied to her, she'd be able to tell.
Kid's mom died.He sounded genuinely upset. That wasn't going to be enough to keep her off the ring, though. He exhaled shakily,
Never wanted kids, still don't want kids.He'd pulled one of his knees to his chest, gaze fixed on the floor in front of him.
'm all he's-got.Not an outright confession or explanation, especially since the Coterie tended to consider the children in Nairn's training his.
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