He could tell the dancer what it was like to face endless stone staircases day in and day out, to haul feed and dig plots and stand motionless for days on end as the world moved on without looking back, and to do it all on one foot. And perhaps somewhere in all of that, he could posit what it must be like to protect the lives of important people, to be courageous and proud outside of one's own mind - but it would be just that. A speculation based on nothing more than the stories of his able comrades.
As matters stood, though, such elaboration would have been with quite an endeavor; speaking at all seemed questionable among his limited set of skills, as his effort not to be noticed backfired spectacularly.
With some marked reluctance (or perhaps simply the mark of disrepair - the soldier was going a bit creaky around the joints), he looked up to the stranger he had envied so greatly for the past few days. Unlike his appearance, his voice was quiet and human, cautiously reserved. ]
/...silently rusts in appreciation
He could tell the dancer what it was like to face endless stone staircases day in and day out, to haul feed and dig plots and stand motionless for days on end as the world moved on without looking back, and to do it all on one foot. And perhaps somewhere in all of that, he could posit what it must be like to protect the lives of important people, to be courageous and proud outside of one's own mind - but it would be just that. A speculation based on nothing more than the stories of his able comrades.
As matters stood, though, such elaboration would have been with quite an endeavor; speaking at all seemed questionable among his limited set of skills, as his effort not to be noticed backfired spectacularly.
With some marked reluctance (or perhaps simply the mark of disrepair - the soldier was going a bit creaky around the joints), he looked up to the stranger he had envied so greatly for the past few days. Unlike his appearance, his voice was quiet and human, cautiously reserved. ]
Hello.