Have you forgotten my penchant for the dramatic so quickly?

( court had taught him the value of showmanship and his mother had taught him to never shun a weapon, much less one an enemy eagerly places in your hand.

when she tucks her arm through his, he looks away before she can catch his smile. then, they're turning away from the mouth of the cave and back toward the passage he'd just emerged from. )

There are paintings. Ancient, if I were to guess. And you are an artist.