[That's his ears entirely scarlet, then. There's simply no help for it--nor are there sufficient loose curls from his queue to sufficiently hide the flush.
The Justinian is time enough away, but there hasn't been much shaking the odd horror in his gut that comes of doing well at the simplest things.]
Hm. [The note is tucked away again, safe and secure despite its current uselessness.] As I said, ma'am. Just-- practice.
[This was the easiest thing to force himself through over and over again while lying awake until the small hours of the morning, draining his own energy until his mind could be properly switched off. Everything else was still a shambles.]
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The Justinian is time enough away, but there hasn't been much shaking the odd horror in his gut that comes of doing well at the simplest things.]
Hm. [The note is tucked away again, safe and secure despite its current uselessness.] As I said, ma'am. Just-- practice.
[This was the easiest thing to force himself through over and over again while lying awake until the small hours of the morning, draining his own energy until his mind could be properly switched off. Everything else was still a shambles.]
Steady does.