But Galahad understands. In the same way that Claudius likes to complain about Laertes' impulsive nature, or Sagramore's unwillingness to stop talking -- complaining is something he likes doing. He complains differently about someone he hates than someone he loves, and loud is a loving complaint. Galahad can hear the inflection of the word exactly.
And Haurchefant was proud to know Claudius and to protect him. Galahad holds that pride in his chest like a cloudy marble, solid and perfectly spherical, cool glass. He wants Claudius to have been treasured and wanted, to have been important to someone, long before he came here. It's what he wants for his Claudius too. It matters that there is a Claudius who had it.
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Date: 2024-08-08 03:11 pm (UTC)And Haurchefant was proud to know Claudius and to protect him. Galahad holds that pride in his chest like a cloudy marble, solid and perfectly spherical, cool glass. He wants Claudius to have been treasured and wanted, to have been important to someone, long before he came here. It's what he wants for his Claudius too. It matters that there is a Claudius who had it.