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[chambermusicandtenpins]

It won't be. Even if it does not entirely succeed, it would still be progress.

[greatestgood]

Keep your optimism; I will need it to see the battle through.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I can and you will.

[greatestgood]

You are truly remarkable.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

As are you. Which is why I shall hold tight to my optimism.

[greatestgood]

I am rash, mad and over confident. Without you, I will do something horrible.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Then I suppose you'd best not be without me.

[greatestgood]

That is the conclusion I have come to, my darling.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Shall I handcuff you to my wrist, then, love?

[greatestgood]

Only if the cuff is soft. I have sensitive skin.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I think I can oblige you that.

[greatestgood]

You seem fond of this solution. I must matter greatly to you.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You were worried that you did not, Gellert?

[greatestgood]

I'm the sort that questions it far too often.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You need never question it. You have no equal in your place in my heart.

[greatestgood]

[He is taken aback even if he knows that must be the truth.]

My heart is yours for the taking.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Good. I'll treasure it, then, more than anything else I have.

[greatestgood]

I'm not sure it is that precious. But your heart, on the other hand...

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Perhaps not to you, but it is finer than gold for me. As long as you care for mine, I'll always hold tightly to yours.

[greatestgood]

Only a selfish, monstrous fool would let go of your heart. Since you have given it to me, I will jealously guard it like a dragon.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I like that image, seeing you huddled over it like a treasure horde, keeping me to yourself in a cave.

[greatestgood]

Would I be a golden dragon? [He grins dangerously, teeth flashing.] You can be my ruby filled with flames.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You might be, golden and shining just as much as your treasures.

And I could be your ruby, red and sparkling against you.

[greatestgood]

Not as much as my greatest treasure. That is why I can't let others see your full glory.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Ah, will you keep all of me hidden away, nestled against you so that no one else can spy me?