[Is it really luck when you could have just asked all along, Whelk?
[Gansey's smile is wry and knowing, almost as if there's a joke between them that only he knows the punchline to. But it isn't a joke. It's his passion, his life's work, and something that he's never been known to hold back about when asked. However casual he may sound, his voice is still weighted with excitement when he says:]
He was a King. The last true Prince of Wales. He led a rebellion against the English in the early 15th century. Unsuccessful, of course, but...
That's who I'm looking for. Here, in Henrietta. [He says it as if waiting for the inevitable reaction. Whether it will be interest or disbelief - perhaps a mix of both - he feels prepared. This is a conversation that he's had many, many times before.]
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[Gansey's smile is wry and knowing, almost as if there's a joke between them that only he knows the punchline to. But it isn't a joke. It's his passion, his life's work, and something that he's never been known to hold back about when asked. However casual he may sound, his voice is still weighted with excitement when he says:]
He was a King. The last true Prince of Wales. He led a rebellion against the English in the early 15th century. Unsuccessful, of course, but...
That's who I'm looking for. Here, in Henrietta. [He says it as if waiting for the inevitable reaction. Whether it will be interest or disbelief - perhaps a mix of both - he feels prepared. This is a conversation that he's had many, many times before.]