( aveline had asked him that question. an' he'd lied. lord help him, he lied about it. because he could stand her knowin' his secret, but his brothers an' his pa — they were his to protect.
but aveline's aim had been endin' the war. he'd known what he was gettin' into. kyna ain't got no stakes in the knowin', an' besides. he ain't been a man of her acquaintance long, but he trusts her.
the conflict's still evident in him, though. the set to his shoulders, the line of his jaw. the way his hands work themselves closed, an' then back open again. )
All the men in my family line can. Goin' back as many generations as you please. Ain't a one of us it's missed.
no subject
but aveline's aim had been endin' the war. he'd known what he was gettin' into. kyna ain't got no stakes in the knowin', an' besides. he ain't been a man of her acquaintance long, but he trusts her.
the conflict's still evident in him, though. the set to his shoulders, the line of his jaw. the way his hands work themselves closed, an' then back open again. )
All the men in my family line can. Goin' back as many generations as you please. Ain't a one of us it's missed.