Graceful Descent

[Victor Steiner]

And then he died. He said mater of factly and with no small amount of bitterness in his voice, realizing only afterwards that the tone in which he spoke was not the one he intended to use. I apologise I did not mean to say it like that. But I was hoping...I was wondering you could tell me if he was the same person you fell in love with before he passed away. If he was being perfectly honest with himself he was now crossing the border between professional interest and personal curiosity, although he often crossed the line this seemed slightly different than usual. Maybe she reminded him of Kaze.

He took a long drink from his own glass at the thought.