Richard is allowed his glances. Ellis lets it pass, silence ferrying them along. Why here? Because if Richard is so inclined, he can simply turn and walk away. That feels important to Ellis, to have that option close at hand.
Forget what we discussed is on the tip of his tongue. It is a struggle not to simple blurt it out, overeager and clumsy. Instead, he waits as they wind their way along the cobblestones, lets the urge quiet into something manageable.
"I owe you an apology," is the first attempt. Ellis hesitates in the wake of it, unsure of the words. "I burdened you, and I shouldn't have done. Dream or no."
It is a deliberate choice to focus on what he had imparted, not what Richard had shared in kind. If Ellis pauses too long to try and consider whether or not he's inclined to hold a grudge on Tony and Wysteria's behalf, this entire conversation grows more complicated.
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Forget what we discussed is on the tip of his tongue. It is a struggle not to simple blurt it out, overeager and clumsy. Instead, he waits as they wind their way along the cobblestones, lets the urge quiet into something manageable.
"I owe you an apology," is the first attempt. Ellis hesitates in the wake of it, unsure of the words. "I burdened you, and I shouldn't have done. Dream or no."
It is a deliberate choice to focus on what he had imparted, not what Richard had shared in kind. If Ellis pauses too long to try and consider whether or not he's inclined to hold a grudge on Tony and Wysteria's behalf, this entire conversation grows more complicated.