[ That is an unmistakable sort of smile, and the painting only confirms it further. Chozen's expression softens as he looks at the delicate blurred colours that he can only imagine still falls short of what Ariane sees when she looks at her Elster.
(The markings are curious, but he can make no assumptions or inferences from them, and it would be rank bad manners to ask directly. They aren't the important thing.) ]
She looks kind. It is something about the eyes, I think.
[ He's never met anyone opposed to someone calling the object of their affection kind, and in this case, it's true. He guesses that Ariane's admiration is reciprocated - or more honestly, he hopes. He sometimes likes to think of himself as a romantic. ]
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(The markings are curious, but he can make no assumptions or inferences from them, and it would be rank bad manners to ask directly. They aren't the important thing.) ]
She looks kind. It is something about the eyes, I think.
[ He's never met anyone opposed to someone calling the object of their affection kind, and in this case, it's true. He guesses that Ariane's admiration is reciprocated - or more honestly, he hopes. He sometimes likes to think of himself as a romantic. ]
Did you come here together?