[ There's an image in his mind of the Empress surrounded by thicket of thorns, of her own making. Being able to overhear thoughts, that people didn't realize they were thinking out loud... it's a curse, as much as it is a power, particularly for a child.
He yanks that thought down beneath the surface as soon as he realizes he's having it, but his expression does soften. ]
You must want something really badly, to be meeting me like this. What is it?
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He yanks that thought down beneath the surface as soon as he realizes he's having it, but his expression does soften. ]
You must want something really badly, to be meeting me like this. What is it?
[ Found anything? You must have gone looking. ]