The bread is indeed amazing, the beer cold and just the right balance of rich and bitter, and ... the conversation mostly grows lighter after that, as though by mutual agreement that they've already got enough to carry. It's comfortable, to sit here in the warm and talk about nothing in particular, and let the grief recede little by little.
But before they part ways that night, Zivia says: If you ever want to talk about it, some other time when there's no demon around ... I could be here for that. If that's something you would want.
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The bread is indeed amazing, the beer cold and just the right balance of rich and bitter, and ... the conversation mostly grows lighter after that, as though by mutual agreement that they've already got enough to carry. It's comfortable, to sit here in the warm and talk about nothing in particular, and let the grief recede little by little.
But before they part ways that night, Zivia says: If you ever want to talk about it, some other time when there's no demon around ... I could be here for that. If that's something you would want.