[ so this is a history, not just a story, at least to this girl. and he notices something else as he listens, hands dangling: this is a story she already knew, and it was here in this library. she might've heard it here, but with how confidently she tells the tale, names the places, he's not so sure. ]
I've never heard that story before. Maybe I'll give it a read, when you're done with it.
[ it's not precisely a question, nor quite asking for her permission. but there's room for her to refuse, and that's deliberate. ]
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I've never heard that story before. Maybe I'll give it a read, when you're done with it.
[ it's not precisely a question, nor quite asking for her permission. but there's room for her to refuse, and that's deliberate. ]