Honestly, I'm glad that you've had the opportunity for even that much.
[He still considers himself Commandant, he still introduces himself as such, but that's more a matter of personal preference than thinking it matters; he imagines this is closer to Lady Estellise's situation than anything.]
...We always do end up discussing such heavy things; I apologize. I'm afraid I'm not terribly accustomed to having...friends, simply those I speak to through duty.
[It's awkward, and the pause before the word accompanies an implied question mark after it, though he's quick to move past it; he doesn't know what he should consider this - friendship is another of those things that's always been out of the question for him and frankly disinterested him, always secondary to his work, but life here is already so goddamn weird.]
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[He still considers himself Commandant, he still introduces himself as such, but that's more a matter of personal preference than thinking it matters; he imagines this is closer to Lady Estellise's situation than anything.]
...We always do end up discussing such heavy things; I apologize. I'm afraid I'm not terribly accustomed to having...friends, simply those I speak to through duty.
[It's awkward, and the pause before the word accompanies an implied question mark after it, though he's quick to move past it; he doesn't know what he should consider this - friendship is another of those things that's always been out of the question for him and frankly disinterested him, always secondary to his work, but life here is already so goddamn weird.]