"Yes, I agree that he's helping, but not in the fashion he believes he should. He goes through that door, and believes he's the Sheriff of his patch, grinding his bootheel into the faces of thugs and criminals. I'm not even sure he knows what he's supposed to be doing with his charges, given recent experiences. I suspect he thinks things will just -- sort themselves out on their own."
"He may well think it's appropriate not to speak of it, but the last time he pretended nothing was wrong, it almost cost us everything. And on top of all that, I don't want to be a constant reminder of what he really is. I don't want him look at me and see the woman who found his grave and dug up his bones with her bare hands."
It's a lot to deal with, and he may have taken her thumb out of the dam.
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Date: 2013-12-10 11:29 pm (UTC)"He may well think it's appropriate not to speak of it, but the last time he pretended nothing was wrong, it almost cost us everything. And on top of all that, I don't want to be a constant reminder of what he really is. I don't want him look at me and see the woman who found his grave and dug up his bones with her bare hands."
It's a lot to deal with, and he may have taken her thumb out of the dam.