He sighs as she rests her head on his shoulder. He feels relieved, and also vaguely guilty for feeling that way. He has to remind himself that he's not getting away with anything— that there's nothing to get away with. Everything that happened at Eliot's tonight was in service of curiosity or friendship, and his feeling of uncertainty must be just that he hasn't had a friendship that works like this before.
"Because I asked." He pauses a moment, considering just how hard it had been for Eliot to tell the story, and how he'd talked about feeling at a loss without his kingdom and his people. Talking about his home must be one of the only ways for him to feel close to it again.
"None of us belong here, and Eliot has more reason than most to want to return to his home. He was a king in a place where kings are what they're supposed to be, and now he's here." There's awe in his voice, but also sadness. He enjoys Eliot's company, but he can offer so little. It doesn't feel like enough.
Jack shifts and rests his head against hers. "I don't think many people ask him about it. They don't see the loss. But it must feel like he's lost a great deal and gained nothing in return." It's not hard to imagine. Even with their world, where going back might mean being captured and hanged, there is a great deal that he wants to return for. For Charles' sake, and for his own, he wants to make a difference for Nassau, even if he dies trying. Eliot, who swore an oath to his kingdom, must feel the same.
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"Because I asked." He pauses a moment, considering just how hard it had been for Eliot to tell the story, and how he'd talked about feeling at a loss without his kingdom and his people. Talking about his home must be one of the only ways for him to feel close to it again.
"None of us belong here, and Eliot has more reason than most to want to return to his home. He was a king in a place where kings are what they're supposed to be, and now he's here." There's awe in his voice, but also sadness. He enjoys Eliot's company, but he can offer so little. It doesn't feel like enough.
Jack shifts and rests his head against hers. "I don't think many people ask him about it. They don't see the loss. But it must feel like he's lost a great deal and gained nothing in return." It's not hard to imagine. Even with their world, where going back might mean being captured and hanged, there is a great deal that he wants to return for. For Charles' sake, and for his own, he wants to make a difference for Nassau, even if he dies trying. Eliot, who swore an oath to his kingdom, must feel the same.