[The pause, this time, from Wilhelm's hands, is not so deliberate. He isn't careful in it to the degree he's careful in all things--it is caution, on its own, but that's because he feels the way his body takes a breath, and he knows how much quieter his body needs to be. He tells it that. He tells it not to linger in the sensation of air coming over his tongue, or the muscle-over-muscle shifting that happens in a part of his chest. They're all bare things, anyway. The barest things. Mild. And so he will be mild.
Even so, although it can be controlled, it cannot be denied that Yeshua's questions are special things.]
My, Yeshua. Are you feeling tired tonight?
It has been a while. Perhaps it's even felt long, to you. And if there's no reprieve in sleep, you must be wondering what to do. Well, what do I make of that?
[It isn't sympathy he's feeling. There are many places where Wilhelm looks, and he's pragmatic enough to know that his outreach isn't infinite. It's best not to overtax oneself; that creates more room for error. And there's too little room for it to delegate anything to sympathy.
Now, if he understands a quiet night, well, that's different.]
I make a pot of tea--fragrant, pleasing in heat--and I stop ticking the seconds until the pot is gone. That's what I make.
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Even so, although it can be controlled, it cannot be denied that Yeshua's questions are special things.]
My, Yeshua. Are you feeling tired tonight?
It has been a while. Perhaps it's even felt long, to you. And if there's no reprieve in sleep, you must be wondering what to do. Well, what do I make of that?
[It isn't sympathy he's feeling. There are many places where Wilhelm looks, and he's pragmatic enough to know that his outreach isn't infinite. It's best not to overtax oneself; that creates more room for error. And there's too little room for it to delegate anything to sympathy.
Now, if he understands a quiet night, well, that's different.]
I make a pot of tea--fragrant, pleasing in heat--and I stop ticking the seconds until the pot is gone. That's what I make.