( canon is the elenium )

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You haven't the time for me, nor the patience. Don't think I don't know your attention for the fleeting thing it is.

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[doul]

Aren't you fortunate that my attention is enduring?

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I treasure it, Master Doul.

[doul]

Tragically, it is not a treasure that can be put into a box and kept for cold nights.

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What shall I do with boxes of treasure if I haven't any certainty? See how you aid me.

[doul]

I live only to serve, Countess.

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In that, I've found you faultless.

[doul]

How pleasing to know.

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I've every confidence that your ego needs little stroking, Master Doul, so self-contained as you are.

[doul]

[Enjoy his expression.]

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[ as if he'd answered: ] Yes, quite.

[doul]

Hmm.

[It is a simple sound of many meanings.]

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Do keep me in your thoughts, wherever you go.