[The mention of Combeferre's father's death gives him pause as he packs another clawful of snow at the base of the fort. Temeraire hasn't spent so much time among polite society that he knows much about how this sort of thing works. But if Combeferre, like all his friends, is also dead now, then--
But better not to say it directly. The field around them is alive with laughter, and it seems wrong to speak of it here.]
That must have been hard on your sisters, and your mother.
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But better not to say it directly. The field around them is alive with laughter, and it seems wrong to speak of it here.]
That must have been hard on your sisters, and your mother.