Essek shifts in his posture, subtle but still uneasy. It's unlike his brother to dance around something; a question or an observation. Even with their parents he was often fearless, daring to be frank rather than engage in the double-speak more characteristic of court behavior. The gentle if occasionally naive honesty was but one of the reasons Essek loved him above all others in their family.
Surely he knows; what else could he be hinting towards? What else could have happened? Yet if Verin is waiting for Essek to voluntarily confirm his unasked question, he will be disappointed. The fear of losing him entirely is far too great, even if that had been something far from his mind when he committed his sins in the first place.
He schools his expression into careful concern, a well-practiced expression.
"Time is...very different here, it is true. It is not uncommon for those of us who are from the same world to be from different points in time, although I have yet to fully determine if anyone is from a divergent timeline, or somehow, all from the same thread."
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Surely he knows; what else could he be hinting towards? What else could have happened? Yet if Verin is waiting for Essek to voluntarily confirm his unasked question, he will be disappointed. The fear of losing him entirely is far too great, even if that had been something far from his mind when he committed his sins in the first place.
He schools his expression into careful concern, a well-practiced expression.
"Time is...very different here, it is true. It is not uncommon for those of us who are from the same world to be from different points in time, although I have yet to fully determine if anyone is from a divergent timeline, or somehow, all from the same thread."