Jackdaw opened her eyes, and chewed her spoon thoughtfully. “...I could use a refresher on the eggs.” She admitted.

Watching him work gave time for stew and thoughts alike to settle. Stopping was...there were a lot of words for it, but none that she wanted to think about for long. If she didn’t think about them, she didn’t have to settle on one, and so long as she didn’t settle on one, she could pretend it wasn’t there. Or, try to, anyway. That’s how it worked some days, to keep herself moving. Only, they weren’t moving right now. And he broached the subject. Which. Maybe that meant it was alright to…?

Jackdaw bit her lip in concentration as she carefully cracked an egg - so lightly, she had to pierce the shell with her finger - and watched the clear fluid pour out. “Peaceful would be nice,” she sighed. “But I can’t stop now. It’s. Well…”

[i]You’re going to remember, every time you look at me.

You won’t talk to me like you talk to everyone else.

You’ll ask me to do the easy things, from now on.

You’ll know. You’ll know. You’ll [u]know.[/u][/i]

Her shoulders hunched over with the weight of doubt, and she frowned into her mixing bowl. “...Lucien? Can you keep a secret?”