Cuthbert was quiet for a moment, walking on in silence. It wasn't until he'd reached the firing range that he stopped and turned to look at her. He wasn't smiling now. "Didn't," he corrected her. "He didn't love her. Which was probably easier on both of them. Not to mention on my nerves."
Which was the closest he was likely to come to admitting just how jealous he was. This was worse than Susan, in a way. Loving Susan, in the end, had been Roland's choice to make. Now Cuthbert was finding himself jealous of Nariko's closeness to Roland, without even the salve of knowing that Roland himself was happy with it. Jealous and protective. It wasn't a good mix.
Sighing, he took out his slingshot and one of the steel balls he kept in a pouch at his belt, loading the sling and narrowing his eyes at the target. "It's not because of what he's been through. Not entirely. He's also just an ass." The steel shot whistled through the air, striking neatly in the centre of the target, and Cuthbert loaded another. "Besides. He is trying. He's trying very hard. It just so happens he has all the sensitivity of a stone wall."
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Date: 2015-02-19 01:09 am (UTC)Which was the closest he was likely to come to admitting just how jealous he was. This was worse than Susan, in a way. Loving Susan, in the end, had been Roland's choice to make. Now Cuthbert was finding himself jealous of Nariko's closeness to Roland, without even the salve of knowing that Roland himself was happy with it. Jealous and protective. It wasn't a good mix.
Sighing, he took out his slingshot and one of the steel balls he kept in a pouch at his belt, loading the sling and narrowing his eyes at the target. "It's not because of what he's been through. Not entirely. He's also just an ass." The steel shot whistled through the air, striking neatly in the centre of the target, and Cuthbert loaded another. "Besides. He is trying. He's trying very hard. It just so happens he has all the sensitivity of a stone wall."