"I'm not, Ino. I swear. I don't have anything to swear on, but I swear. I swear on the broom, Ino. On the cloak. On the green under my skin and the diamonds I'll never wear. On the Grimmerie, on Kumbricia's nose, on Lurline's toes, Ino...
"If you hate me, go. If you can't stand me, go. But if you're upset because you think you don't matter to me--"
He breathed out and closed his eyes.
"I don't know how to prove it to you, Ino. Ask me to prove the sky is blue, that grass is green, that the sun is warm, that water is wet. It's the same."
"You're the only person I really, truly, completely believe in.
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Date: 2008-06-24 08:47 pm (UTC)"I'm not."
He swallowed around a bulge in his throat.
"I'm not, Ino. I swear. I don't have anything to swear on, but I swear. I swear on the broom, Ino. On the cloak. On the green under my skin and the diamonds I'll never wear. On the Grimmerie, on Kumbricia's nose, on Lurline's toes, Ino...
"If you hate me, go. If you can't stand me, go. But if you're upset because you think you don't matter to me--"
He breathed out and closed his eyes.
"I don't know how to prove it to you, Ino. Ask me to prove the sky is blue, that grass is green, that the sun is warm, that water is wet. It's the same."
"You're the only person I really, truly, completely believe in.
"It's the same."