He's like Cyril, saying what it takes to get people naked. But she never expected anything but a fantasy from him. That is part of the problem.
Her fingers curl around his, and she shakes her head.
"I don't know if what you said about it and your mother is true or not, but it doesn't matter. Accepting it is like promising..."
It sounds so, so foolish. It's not that Cyril has tainted Zevran, it's that the illusion that was so intoxicating to her has been broken. She doesn't think she can talk herself back into seeing it, because the better part of the point was his charisma, his charm.
She lets out a breath. "What does that word mean?"
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Her fingers curl around his, and she shakes her head.
"I don't know if what you said about it and your mother is true or not, but it doesn't matter. Accepting it is like promising..."
It sounds so, so foolish. It's not that Cyril has tainted Zevran, it's that the illusion that was so intoxicating to her has been broken. She doesn't think she can talk herself back into seeing it, because the better part of the point was his charisma, his charm.
She lets out a breath. "What does that word mean?"