"Liking has nothing to do with it," she starts to tell him, only to be talked over by the shopkeeper, whose shrewd eye has clearly decided that she's an easy sell and she doesn't care where the payment comes from as long as it's good.
Stephanie can't blame her.
"It's beautiful," she tells the seller, smiling at her and fully intending to turn her down again, but then Eskel gives her a gentle verbal nudge and she finds her determination wavering.
She looks at him, her lips twisting a little. "When, hm?" His conviction is reassuring, but she's still not sure if she can ask him to spend what money he has on something she really doesn't need. What would her ma say?
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Date: 2021-08-19 12:36 am (UTC)Stephanie can't blame her.
"It's beautiful," she tells the seller, smiling at her and fully intending to turn her down again, but then Eskel gives her a gentle verbal nudge and she finds her determination wavering.
She looks at him, her lips twisting a little. "When, hm?" His conviction is reassuring, but she's still not sure if she can ask him to spend what money he has on something she really doesn't need. What would her ma say?