That... makes sense, yes. I am... glad you remembered all of them well enough.
[...on some level, it feels impressive enough to him that it brings out some uneasy sincerity. He doesn’t remember nearly as much about his mother, which... well. In fairness, he was much younger when he last saw her, at least in relative terms.
Admittedly, at this very moment, he does wish he remembered her more. It’s kind of a strange realization, to be in this situation. It must have been agonizing for her, since she’d raised him for several years before she had to find a new home for him... and here he was struggling with a child he’d known for less than a day. Would that he could ask her for advice on how to... actually manage this.]
...I know it is natural to feel that way. The trouble comes from the fact that my desire to keep her is at odds with my desire for her to have the best life she can.
[...actually maybe the king would have some advice if, you know, he wasn’t possessed. And also if he didn’t kick Jasper out of the castle for getting some random woman pregnant.
...]
The princess did have a nursemaid after we lost the Queen, did she not? I wonder how expensive it would be to hire someone for assistance...
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That... makes sense, yes. I am... glad you remembered all of them well enough.
[...on some level, it feels impressive enough to him that it brings out some uneasy sincerity. He doesn’t remember nearly as much about his mother, which... well. In fairness, he was much younger when he last saw her, at least in relative terms.
Admittedly, at this very moment, he does wish he remembered her more. It’s kind of a strange realization, to be in this situation. It must have been agonizing for her, since she’d raised him for several years before she had to find a new home for him... and here he was struggling with a child he’d known for less than a day. Would that he could ask her for advice on how to... actually manage this.]
...I know it is natural to feel that way. The trouble comes from the fact that my desire to keep her is at odds with my desire for her to have the best life she can.
[...actually maybe the king would have some advice if, you know, he wasn’t possessed. And also if he didn’t kick Jasper out of the castle for getting some random woman pregnant.
...]
The princess did have a nursemaid after we lost the Queen, did she not? I wonder how expensive it would be to hire someone for assistance...