[Better to be prepared prematurely than leave his Family or his charges without someone and floundering. Yet a blind man could see the way Faustino is aggravated at merely the idea of him one day dying. In that way, Lancia supposes, he’s still a child. While it’s always painful, there’s still an understanding that any of them could die one day among the older members of the Family.]
[Although, in a morbid way, he guesses it’s sort of funny. He’s only in his 20s; when did that qualify as ‘old’?]
[Either way, it’s best to get Faustino’s mind away from that dark matter. Lancia nods back at the server to get their attention.]
Then I suppose I should start spoiling you with dessert, shouldn’t I?
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[Although, in a morbid way, he guesses it’s sort of funny. He’s only in his 20s; when did that qualify as ‘old’?]
[Either way, it’s best to get Faustino’s mind away from that dark matter. Lancia nods back at the server to get their attention.]
Then I suppose I should start spoiling you with dessert, shouldn’t I?