[Almost a laugh, a half-smile, but she can tell he's not especially happy about her prodding. Maelle feels a little bad for it--he wanted children, Sophie didn't, and so that was that. Sophie had made him happy, she knows. And she remembers how heartbroken he was when they ended things, but he hadn't given her the specifics. Yes, she'd been younger then, but for it to never come up? It was a deep hurt. Some things were just too difficult to speak about.]
I was just wondering. [Thinking about the Gommage, the time left to him, if they take too long to reach the Paintress--] You would have been the best father.
[A thing Maelle can say without hesitation. She would know best.]
Maybe [if] when we get back. You'll be famous, after all.
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Date: 2025-05-23 12:21 am (UTC)I was just wondering. [Thinking about the Gommage, the time left to him, if they take too long to reach the Paintress--] You would have been the best father.
[A thing Maelle can say without hesitation. She would know best.]
Maybe [if] when we get back. You'll be famous, after all.