[ Whoa, that smile is definitely not what he remembers. But... a sign of that maturity he'd just been hoping for, maybe? His own smile grows a little less tentative as he reads the blackboard. ]
I have been well, thank you. [ He... pauses, a little awkwardly, before addressing the second line, because this talking-and-writing deal is kinda weird. How do?? But in a second he adds: ] As yours suit you.
[ He'd always been mannerly, at least, but he's gotten better over the years at meaning it, while it used to be just another way to prove he was better than other people. He nods toward the mace. ]
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I have been well, thank you. [ He... pauses, a little awkwardly, before addressing the second line, because this talking-and-writing deal is kinda weird. How do?? But in a second he adds: ] As yours suit you.
[ He'd always been mannerly, at least, but he's gotten better over the years at meaning it, while it used to be just another way to prove he was better than other people. He nods toward the mace. ]
And that, as well.