[ Or anyone, for that matter, but particularly not Alice. He needs magic, and the best way to take it in this world is a method that's distasteful to them both (which is to say: touching anyone at all).
That said, he does finally pull away from the window and sit down, heavily, at his table. She wants to do something; wants to feel useful. He's not so far gone that he can't recognize and appreciate this instinct. ]
Some water, if you don't mind. I have bottles in the icebox, over there.
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[ Or anyone, for that matter, but particularly not Alice. He needs magic, and the best way to take it in this world is a method that's distasteful to them both (which is to say: touching anyone at all).
That said, he does finally pull away from the window and sit down, heavily, at his table. She wants to do something; wants to feel useful. He's not so far gone that he can't recognize and appreciate this instinct. ]
Some water, if you don't mind. I have bottles in the icebox, over there.