[A tiny smile tugs at the corners of his lips. So much for the pretense, so much for being coy.
She is taking his identity in such stride. But then, look at the surreality of the entire situation.
Dream keeps his tone even. He tries to ignore the distant sound of what he could swear is glass on steel.]
There were no high stakes. Only pride. I bet that if that man got his wish, he would tire of living amongst the mortals in little time. She agreed not to take him, and I agreed to visit with him, to evaluate when mortal life held no more pleasure for him.
The man did not believe me when I first told him...not fully. But he was curious. And we agreed to meet, in that place, in one hundred years' time.
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[A tiny smile tugs at the corners of his lips. So much for the pretense, so much for being coy.
She is taking his identity in such stride. But then, look at the surreality of the entire situation.
Dream keeps his tone even. He tries to ignore the distant sound of what he could swear is glass on steel.]
There were no high stakes. Only pride. I bet that if that man got his wish, he would tire of living amongst the mortals in little time. She agreed not to take him, and I agreed to visit with him, to evaluate when mortal life held no more pleasure for him.
The man did not believe me when I first told him...not fully. But he was curious. And we agreed to meet, in that place, in one hundred years' time.