This smile is genuine to every ilm, ser! She only hopes it conveys that the tears he brushes away have their origin in joy, not sorrow. As he does, she leans into his hand, almost like a cat (or a Miqo'te) seeking to be pet.
Her eyes widen when he says nearly a moon. She hadn't even suspected it for half that time! Perhaps she ought hold his silence against him after all, just a little— but almost sooner than she can think that, he apologizes, and she simply doesn't have it in her to be cross with him.
(Though Estinien had better not have known and been sitting on it too. Honestly, these men!)
"Not much, but I can hardly fault her for not answering questions I didn't ask," Ariane admits with a somewhat sheepish expression. "I was— rather overset by the news, even though I expected to hear it. I simply didn't know where to begin!"
She gives his hand resting on her belly a gentle pat. "I daresay you know the feeling." That storm of emotions, the everything, all at once she had confessed to Vidofnir.
"But if it makes you feel any better," (it certainly makes her feel better!) "she didn't seem to be concerned. She didn't say it in as many words, but I believe she's happy for us."
She snuggles into his chest with a yawn, her eyes drifting shut. Contented. Hope he wasn't planning to get up anytime soon. "Perhaps we might stop at Anyx Trine first on our way to the city, and barrage her with questions until she shows us out."
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Date: 2021-12-14 03:44 am (UTC)Her eyes widen when he says nearly a moon. She hadn't even suspected it for half that time! Perhaps she ought hold his silence against him after all, just a little— but almost sooner than she can think that, he apologizes, and she simply doesn't have it in her to be cross with him.
(Though Estinien had better not have known and been sitting on it too. Honestly, these men!)
"Not much, but I can hardly fault her for not answering questions I didn't ask," Ariane admits with a somewhat sheepish expression. "I was— rather overset by the news, even though I expected to hear it. I simply didn't know where to begin!"
She gives his hand resting on her belly a gentle pat. "I daresay you know the feeling." That storm of emotions, the everything, all at once she had confessed to Vidofnir.
"But if it makes you feel any better," (it certainly makes her feel better!) "she didn't seem to be concerned. She didn't say it in as many words, but I believe she's happy for us."
She snuggles into his chest with a yawn, her eyes drifting shut. Contented. Hope he wasn't planning to get up anytime soon. "Perhaps we might stop at Anyx Trine first on our way to the city, and barrage her with questions until she shows us out."