"Thank you," he tries again, still red about the ears a bit. "I try to be respectful of all people's cultures, no matter how foreign they may be."
He watches her make a second cup of tea as he continues to sip from his own, each gulp bringing a new burst of warmth and life within him. She moves gracefully, like a woman out of a painting, and Marius finds himself growing more at ease the longer he spends in her presence.
He also takes care to glance beside him at the child, who appears to grow happier as well. Marius smiles at that, glad the boy is more content than when he first found him alone in the night.
"I think it is the people we journey with who make the outcome worthy altogether," Marius confesses, meeting her crimson gaze with his own, considering all of the people he has met so far in his life and the way that Darrow has introduced him to many more.
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He watches her make a second cup of tea as he continues to sip from his own, each gulp bringing a new burst of warmth and life within him. She moves gracefully, like a woman out of a painting, and Marius finds himself growing more at ease the longer he spends in her presence.
He also takes care to glance beside him at the child, who appears to grow happier as well. Marius smiles at that, glad the boy is more content than when he first found him alone in the night.
"I think it is the people we journey with who make the outcome worthy altogether," Marius confesses, meeting her crimson gaze with his own, considering all of the people he has met so far in his life and the way that Darrow has introduced him to many more.