He looks up at that, as if he might be able to see his own hair. Truthfully he very nearly can. The fall of it is quite near to his eyes, and Val can just see it on the very edge of his sight.
"I have been underground where it was very dim, as you must surely recall. I am surprised that I am not completely unrecognizable. There are creatures in the very deep parts of the earth that are entirely white and eyeless. Had I lingered overlong in Orazammar, would I have become one of them? Would I be permitted my three rooms in your little house if I were to grow to be eyeless? It would be much worse than having hair slightly longer than is fashionable."
Things can, after all, always be worse. Val drums his fingers thoughtfully against his own cheek.
"I have never had any trouble whatsoever with committing to every usable minute of my day to my work. You need hardly correct yourself, I know the Provost is your friend Mister Stark. There's no need for such formality. Last summer! That is quite a romance. I suppose they might be next married. Or have they no interest? Or," he gestures between the two of them, "have they no compelling legal reason?"
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Date: 2022-12-01 05:09 am (UTC)"I have been underground where it was very dim, as you must surely recall. I am surprised that I am not completely unrecognizable. There are creatures in the very deep parts of the earth that are entirely white and eyeless. Had I lingered overlong in Orazammar, would I have become one of them? Would I be permitted my three rooms in your little house if I were to grow to be eyeless? It would be much worse than having hair slightly longer than is fashionable."
Things can, after all, always be worse. Val drums his fingers thoughtfully against his own cheek.
"I have never had any trouble whatsoever with committing to every usable minute of my day to my work. You need hardly correct yourself, I know the Provost is your friend Mister Stark. There's no need for such formality. Last summer! That is quite a romance. I suppose they might be next married. Or have they no interest? Or," he gestures between the two of them, "have they no compelling legal reason?"