Cassandra laughs. "Well, there was the dance in spring, but -- I don't know, that sort of thing doesn't feel frivolous exactly. It's an important social responsibility."
A pause. "At least it would be at home. I suppose it doesn't matter that much here."
"It matters some, but not as much. If there wasn't responsibility attached, I wouldn't have gone to that dance myself. But no one would have taken it as a blight on my reputation."
The only person who had really forced her to go, thinking about the Court and how an absence would ruin the procession, was herself.
Perhaps next year, she can enjoy it as much as she should. But there it is, that thought - next year. How novel it still is. There will be spring again and again.
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A pause. "At least it would be at home. I suppose it doesn't matter that much here."
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The only person who had really forced her to go, thinking about the Court and how an absence would ruin the procession, was herself.
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And adds almost as an afterthought: "It was fun, though, wasn't it?"
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Perhaps next year, she can enjoy it as much as she should. But there it is, that thought - next year. How novel it still is. There will be spring again and again.