"But--" And there are better ways to put this, likely. But he deserves honestly and clarity-- both he and Archie do, "You're hurting that boy of yours, without knowing it. I don't think even he realizes it, to be truthful, but-- I've seen this before."
Lived it, just a little, once upon a time. At least both she and Edgar had been just as blinded, for all it had hurt by the end. This now is-- something else.
"You get caught up in the ambition and he supports you as you do it, but each step up in Rank gets you busier. It's hard to make the time. And he understands that, because he's a Diamond, too, but-- He loves you. He wants-- needs-- proper time with you. Time that isn't just stolen between work. He's not asking for more now because maybe he's not feeling it, or maybe he doesn't know how, but-- It's a sacrifice."
Her voice is as gentle and soft as she can manage to make it.
"He'd give up-- everything for love of you, without hesitation, and with the path you're on, you'd-- let him without even noticing until it was too late."
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That's certainly easy enough to agree to.
"But--" And there are better ways to put this, likely. But he deserves honestly and clarity-- both he and Archie do, "You're hurting that boy of yours, without knowing it. I don't think even he realizes it, to be truthful, but-- I've seen this before."
Lived it, just a little, once upon a time. At least both she and Edgar had been just as blinded, for all it had hurt by the end. This now is-- something else.
"You get caught up in the ambition and he supports you as you do it, but each step up in Rank gets you busier. It's hard to make the time. And he understands that, because he's a Diamond, too, but-- He loves you. He wants-- needs-- proper time with you. Time that isn't just stolen between work. He's not asking for more now because maybe he's not feeling it, or maybe he doesn't know how, but-- It's a sacrifice."
Her voice is as gentle and soft as she can manage to make it.
"He'd give up-- everything for love of you, without hesitation, and with the path you're on, you'd-- let him without even noticing until it was too late."