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( wow sieg he's pretty good but don't ask him to strip in public???

she reaches for his arm, and he offers it. it's odd how the arrangement seems unsual — she's so slight that it seems to be awkward for her to hold his arm as she walks. yet the fact she can is something he will celebrate. no matter how she'd come to the idea of breaking her feet, the choice was giving her freedom. he wanted that for her. )

I don't suppose I can convince you it doesn't need looking after until you're settled.

[It wasn't easy. But it was easier than walking on feet bound to be a mere three inches- even if she occasionally felt a stab of guilt that told her she shouldn't have ever released herself from the physical proof of what her life had been.]

"Settled" is a very loose term, Graham.

[This way, even if she had to raise her arms to take hold of his, she could be careful with her steps and walk straight.]

I am most able to treat those dear to me at any time.

( it was a slow walk, considering the stature and still unstable gait of his companion, but he was willing to take his time. his brother had even retired of the bone, trotting after them with perked ears.

the term most dear was not lost on him. he'd never heard Sieglinde refer to him in such a manner, of course it stuck out at least a little. ) Settled isn't a relative term to me. I'd see you with a roof over your head first, and a place to sleep, though I know how little you tend to use those.

( sorry for that shade Sieg BUT SLEEP MORE. )

[Isengrim seems to be intent on bringing his meal with him, but the skull-faced canine isn't far behind Brother, pace meandering and prone to detours. With as slow as Sieglinde walks, he has the time.]

I certainly do not plan on retiring to bed for some time yet.

[Sieglinde decides to interpret it that way, with a small sniff.]

It was still morning when I left Oska.

That does not detract from the importance of having a place to rest, Sieglinde. I think you'd be happier in housing than a tent, though that would take a bit longer to arrange.

( guess who isn't dropping the subject? it's this guy. he wants you to sleep more. for that matter, stating it was morning in Oska doesn't exactly equate that she had woken that morning, knowing her as well as he does. and he knows her quite well, after a year. )

Have you been sleeping better? ( it's just Graham's nature to jump from the subject of himself and his own health to someone more important. which is basically anyone, but especially those he's come to care for. )

Well, of course I would- it is much better to have a lab with walls, but. One makes do.

[And one obviously doesn't want to really talk about that last night, or the nights before that, but.

He really wasn't going to let it go, was he.]

Oska gave me far more time to do many things.

[Including sleep.]

( Sieg for real when has he ever in his life let it go. so no, he's not going to. he realizes how little he can help her in the matter, but that does not prevent him from hoping she'll come out of it on her own, and inquiring about it at that. )

I'm glad to hear you are more rested. ( even though she didn't say that in any way, shape or form. Graham was simply gifted at reading in between the lines. ) You need your rest, Sieglinde. Don't forget that. The patients you tend to are not more important than you are, no matter what you may believe.

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