[Back then, he might have been happy to hear those words (that is, if he wasn't bothered by the reason behind them). That he'd pleased the Merines by his own actions rather than incur her scorn for what he'd done—the shattered pride of which he could have picked up the pieces by the acknowledgment. But now wasn't then, and he felt, at most, a slight stir.
What did this girl mean to him?
He really couldn't imagine it.]
We have something else to prevent. Don't forget.
[With that final reminder of the appointment she'd made in regards to the coral, he left the room, this time undisturbed.]
action,
What did this girl mean to him?
He really couldn't imagine it.]
We have something else to prevent. Don't forget.
[With that final reminder of the appointment she'd made in regards to the coral, he left the room, this time undisturbed.]