We'll have nearly twelve full hours before the party, I think we'll be able to fit in some sight-seeing.
[ If he had come on his own, Benedict would probably have spent today hiding in the library, or perhaps wandering the hedge maze (like he doesn't have its layout memorized after all these years). He might have convinced himself to visit the Temple at some point, but it's a bit of a drive to get there, and he would have been just as likely to come up with reasons why he couldn't.
Brother Vincent was good to him, and his memories of his time there are mostly rosy, but there's still that niggling sense of shame that comes over him whenever he confronts his failures. It would be one more stressor added onto an already stressful day.
Less stressful now that he's not alone to face it, though. ]
Yes, we'll take a car. I'll even let you drive it at some point. [ Probably. ]
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Date: 2021-10-29 02:20 am (UTC)[ If he had come on his own, Benedict would probably have spent today hiding in the library, or perhaps wandering the hedge maze (like he doesn't have its layout memorized after all these years). He might have convinced himself to visit the Temple at some point, but it's a bit of a drive to get there, and he would have been just as likely to come up with reasons why he couldn't.
Brother Vincent was good to him, and his memories of his time there are mostly rosy, but there's still that niggling sense of shame that comes over him whenever he confronts his failures. It would be one more stressor added onto an already stressful day.
Less stressful now that he's not alone to face it, though. ]
Yes, we'll take a car. I'll even let you drive it at some point. [ Probably. ]