Of course. [He says it with an easy nod, because that's not one he's going to argue too stringently.
Of course it's a few minutes later, sorting the herbs into their proper containers, that he realizes Charles didn't say he'd be back as he usually does and a bolt of cold dread jolts down his spine, and he turns to the mirror, willing Charles to emerge again even as he's frozen with indecision.
If Charles is leaving, the sooner Edwin follows the the better chance he'll have of catching up, but even if he does he's not sure there's any explanation he'd actually hear, not when their first promise to each other was that going their separate ways for good would be discussed first even if it didn't end up being a mutual decision.
And on the other hand, if Charles is just dawdling over picking up the thyme to give himself a few more minutes to cool down, and Edwin barges in, it's going to look like Edwin doesn't trust him and he honestly can't decide which outcome would be worse.]
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Of course it's a few minutes later, sorting the herbs into their proper containers, that he realizes Charles didn't say he'd be back as he usually does and a bolt of cold dread jolts down his spine, and he turns to the mirror, willing Charles to emerge again even as he's frozen with indecision.
If Charles is leaving, the sooner Edwin follows the the better chance he'll have of catching up, but even if he does he's not sure there's any explanation he'd actually hear, not when their first promise to each other was that going their separate ways for good would be discussed first even if it didn't end up being a mutual decision.
And on the other hand, if Charles is just dawdling over picking up the thyme to give himself a few more minutes to cool down, and Edwin barges in, it's going to look like Edwin doesn't trust him and he honestly can't decide which outcome would be worse.]