[ quentin's body adjusts for koby as the other man settles down against his side, shoulder becoming a pillow to the soft cheek of the pink-haired boy who brought him breakfast. but he naturally moves one arm to wrap around koby, draw him nearer into his side, his warmth, a hand rested on his side. ]
Mm. My father was loyal to the sea above anyone, and it got him in trouble sometimes, but otherwise - he was a good man. Grew the fleet, opened paths for trading among other countries. He was very talented - and cared people about his people.
[ he closes his eyes when he speaks, as though putting together the pieces of the man's face again in his mind - his warm smile, the way his braids would occasionally flop into his face as he moved to help a deckhand, or the knowing smile he'd share with him when they climbed up to the crow's nest together a sunset and sat watching it, eating something pilfered from a port. ]
Protected the people who worked for him. Protected me. It's what got him killed, in the end. Did you know that being the most excellent navigator in the whole of Anandara could cause such a ruckus? When the Regent sent his men, do you know what my father said to me? I can hear the way he laughed.
[ he laughs a little at the memory. ] You had to go and fall in love with the sea, didn't you? If I hadn't stayed on his ship and left when I had the chance - before all that happened - he might still be alive.
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Mm. My father was loyal to the sea above anyone, and it got him in trouble sometimes, but otherwise - he was a good man. Grew the fleet, opened paths for trading among other countries. He was very talented - and cared people about his people.
[ he closes his eyes when he speaks, as though putting together the pieces of the man's face again in his mind - his warm smile, the way his braids would occasionally flop into his face as he moved to help a deckhand, or the knowing smile he'd share with him when they climbed up to the crow's nest together a sunset and sat watching it, eating something pilfered from a port. ]
Protected the people who worked for him. Protected me. It's what got him killed, in the end. Did you know that being the most excellent navigator in the whole of Anandara could cause such a ruckus? When the Regent sent his men, do you know what my father said to me? I can hear the way he laughed.
[ he laughs a little at the memory. ] You had to go and fall in love with the sea, didn't you? If I hadn't stayed on his ship and left when I had the chance - before all that happened - he might still be alive.