Surprises come in small packages

[onlytolerable]

Remember, Alexandrie Berthier used to say, you simply must make time for yourself. The fine spring day finds Sophie settled at a table overlooking the green taking her arrière-grand-mère's* advice to heart. She closes her eyes a moment and enjoys the sun warming her cheeks before pushing aside cup and teapot so she can admire her handiwork. That buttery yellow yarn she'd been saving knits rather nice, even if she does say so herself.

She picks up her needles and swiftly casts on stitches for the second tiny baby bootie, all the while humming a lullaby under her breath.


[*great grandmother]

Comments

[onlytolerable]

No fair being cranky. She's been advancing in the ranks for her own reasons. The fact he's been added to those reasons only makes the climb all the sweeter.

/Until you find a PA. I'm not totallly a-l-t-r-u-i-s-t-i-c. I'm preparing to hand over the reins of the library proper and have been sitting on my hands to keep from jumping in because I can do the work faster./

[diemwnt]

That gets a moment of stilled hands, caught in almost motion before the thought was released to the universe.

/I don't need a PA./

First things first.

[onlytolerable]

/Naturally not. But it's a nice position for a young Card who may want to rise high in Rank some day. They'd be lucky to be shaped by you./

[diemwnt]

/While raising a child. And Sitara./

Was Sophie going to take full responsibility for raising Adrien, then? That's a lot of work, woman.