[it's a task back home that he'd taken to easily, and being here in this city is no different. he's used to being the one to carry things, to move them, to take on all the menial tasks so the monks were free to continue their own routines unhindered. it stands to reason that he'd continue the same here for diarmuid.
but it's clear that he doesn't need to defend his actions when diarmuid starts to speak. he's in full agreement about the taste, though he has no plans on eating more himself to get used to it. he'd much rather give those sweeter foods over to diarmuid instead and stick to what he knows for himself.
so he simply watches and listens, as he always does. (grimaces, of course, at the mention of eating enough of it to make himself ill). with diarmuid there, he never feels the need to fill the silence. doesn't feel that same level of discomfort he has around others who expect more from him than he's capable of giving. peaceful moments like these are a welcome reprieve from everything else that's happened in their lives.]
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but it's clear that he doesn't need to defend his actions when diarmuid starts to speak. he's in full agreement about the taste, though he has no plans on eating more himself to get used to it. he'd much rather give those sweeter foods over to diarmuid instead and stick to what he knows for himself.
so he simply watches and listens, as he always does. (grimaces, of course, at the mention of eating enough of it to make himself ill). with diarmuid there, he never feels the need to fill the silence. doesn't feel that same level of discomfort he has around others who expect more from him than he's capable of giving. peaceful moments like these are a welcome reprieve from everything else that's happened in their lives.]