[She is relaxing in his presence... This is wild to him, someone people always do a lot to avoid or run out of town. But he just continues to work, not wanting to disturb the surface tension of their presently peaceful pond and startle her away with awareness.
Even after she asks he question, he is quiet for a long time. There are a lot of reasons for what she asks, and all of them are important to him. One is simply that it feels like the right thing to do for him.
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Even after she asks he question, he is quiet for a long time. There are a lot of reasons for what she asks, and all of them are important to him. One is simply that it feels like the right thing to do for him.
But another...]
My mother was human.
[His voice is low, and it's all he says.]