[ kaveh listens, because it's the only thing he can do. listen, and retain information, and bear the weight of guilt. akram, alhaitham starts, has been assigned to the stables. akram, whose fingers bear calluses deeper than half of lokapala's, has been tasked to handling animals so easy to scare. akram, emotional, kind-hearted akram, with a temper as short as the lives of the butterflies that surround the alcazarzaray come spring, has been assigned to deal with horses, and their riders, vissudha-born. he wonders for a moment, has akram been punished for his sharp tongue? the thought is haunting, and alhaitham continues.
kurash, he says, to the kitchens. kurash is level-headed. kurash, kaveh believes, or brings himself to believe, wouldn't see himself to trouble. kurash, alhaitham adds, had suggested lokapalan desserts, the same that kaveh had loathed to eat, and loathed to keep in his body.
of course. it would make sense. kaveh, in his spite, in his anger, ever so blinding, had believed them to be a mockery. had believe the desserts to be made by vissudhan hands, suggested by vissudhan people, with no care, guidance, or worry for their meaning and history.
the color drains from kaveh's face, and he sits on the divan. ]
I... I see. That's— I will keep it in mind. [ akram, the stables. kurash, the kitchens. when was the last time they met? ] Will I have one hour with them as well?
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kurash, he says, to the kitchens. kurash is level-headed. kurash, kaveh believes, or brings himself to believe, wouldn't see himself to trouble. kurash, alhaitham adds, had suggested lokapalan desserts, the same that kaveh had loathed to eat, and loathed to keep in his body.
of course. it would make sense. kaveh, in his spite, in his anger, ever so blinding, had believed them to be a mockery. had believe the desserts to be made by vissudhan hands, suggested by vissudhan people, with no care, guidance, or worry for their meaning and history.
the color drains from kaveh's face, and he sits on the divan. ]
I... I see. That's— I will keep it in mind. [ akram, the stables. kurash, the kitchens. when was the last time they met? ] Will I have one hour with them as well?