Caspian had made the situation rather clear to her the day she remarked, nonchalant, on he and Marian being lovers. As he'd nearly burst into flame on the spot, stammering and denying. And Marian, of course, with her complicated situation in Sherwood Kate does her best not to press her on.
However, call it a theory. A theory based on the light in their eyes and the irrepressible smiles that come to their faces at the mere mention of the other's name; the devotion and loyalty, the unbreakable and untarnished ferocity of their friendship.
'True love's kiss' as an explanation won't go over well, she knows, but presented as a theory ...
"If he an' I are understandin' each other well enough, it seems the best move t'make. Only other ways I see are trackin' down whoever did this t'him, but I got the feelin' that'll be like lookin' for a needle in a haystack. At the time, huntin' you down seemed most practical."
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"It matters."
Caspian had made the situation rather clear to her the day she remarked, nonchalant, on he and Marian being lovers. As he'd nearly burst into flame on the spot, stammering and denying. And Marian, of course, with her complicated situation in Sherwood Kate does her best not to press her on.
However, call it a theory. A theory based on the light in their eyes and the irrepressible smiles that come to their faces at the mere mention of the other's name; the devotion and loyalty, the unbreakable and untarnished ferocity of their friendship.
'True love's kiss' as an explanation won't go over well, she knows, but presented as a theory ...
"If he an' I are understandin' each other well enough, it seems the best move t'make. Only other ways I see are trackin' down whoever did this t'him, but I got the feelin' that'll be like lookin' for a needle in a haystack. At the time, huntin' you down seemed most practical."
Practicality, Marian. You like that, right?