[ heh. he though alfyn might understand. ] That's how I thought about it, too. It's a chance to help people - even if it's a one time chance, it's a way to keep someone from being doomed.

[ like a safety net. that gets a smile, warm, as he settles down, starting to sort the books into fiction and nonfiction. ]

I think... we need to try and find out if people have lost their partners. I wish there was a safe way to do so, but... I don't know if I'm the right person to try to brainstorm one.

[ it requires a lot of trust to just say these things - its part of why alfyn telling rondo so suddenly made his heart warm. he looks a little more thoughtful, frowning at the cover of The Accursed Night, and then over at the box. ] What's that...?