So... [ Dropping one of their held hands, she begins to guide him back down the stairs. They can always make their way back up, if need be, but for now... ]
That was your first time sitting on there, wasn't it?
[ She's careful to keep her tone gentle as they walk, and once they're at the middle plateau of steps, she turns to face him. ]
But what about dancing? [ Saying so, she drapes her arms over his shoulders, looking up at him with a small smile.
She's not sure what else he had in mind, any hopes or dreams he'd have had while younger for when he would ever reign as king. Maybe it did include a skull-patterned couch, maybe it didn't. Maybe it didn't include dancing in the throne room, either. But what he wants to do with this vision, to make it his in this moment, she wants to give that opportunity to him, as if it might reclaim just a portion of hall for himself. ]
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That was your first time sitting on there, wasn't it?
[ She's careful to keep her tone gentle as they walk, and once they're at the middle plateau of steps, she turns to face him. ]
But what about dancing? [ Saying so, she drapes her arms over his shoulders, looking up at him with a small smile.
She's not sure what else he had in mind, any hopes or dreams he'd have had while younger for when he would ever reign as king. Maybe it did include a skull-patterned couch, maybe it didn't. Maybe it didn't include dancing in the throne room, either. But what he wants to do with this vision, to make it his in this moment, she wants to give that opportunity to him, as if it might reclaim just a portion of hall for himself. ]