[ More honorable than sitting pretty in a palace while normal people die, is what she meant. Much like it's technically more honorable to leave bagged dog shit on the sidewalk than to not bag it. That's royalty, as far as (extremely American) Julie is concerned. Just varying levels of dog shit.
Usually, she doesn't feel any right to comment on the subject. She doesn't have any children of her own and she's basically the same age as Ciri, so she doesn't really know how he might receive her thoughts on his parenting. But the truth is, she thinks he's a better father than hers was, and far better than most she knew of, particularly given the circumstances under which he became a father.
And while she will never own up to it, she does now understand what other women meant when they spoke about it being attractive when men are good fathers. She now understands the concept of having a child with someone versus simply having a child. ]
I'm glad. [ Julie is glad. She has liked Ciri since they first met, when she herself also needed friends closer to her own age. ] She deserves friends. I didn't think we'd have much in common at first, not that it matter much. But somehow, it's like she and I went through a bunch of the same insane shit.
[ They both watched their homes die around them. Both had to go on a lengthy journey on their own. Both somehow managed to survive the journey, against all odds. Both wound up in Abraxas, both tied to the Singularity. ]
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Usually, she doesn't feel any right to comment on the subject. She doesn't have any children of her own and she's basically the same age as Ciri, so she doesn't really know how he might receive her thoughts on his parenting. But the truth is, she thinks he's a better father than hers was, and far better than most she knew of, particularly given the circumstances under which he became a father.
And while she will never own up to it, she does now understand what other women meant when they spoke about it being attractive when men are good fathers. She now understands the concept of having a child with someone versus simply having a child. ]
I'm glad. [ Julie is glad. She has liked Ciri since they first met, when she herself also needed friends closer to her own age. ] She deserves friends. I didn't think we'd have much in common at first, not that it matter much. But somehow, it's like she and I went through a bunch of the same insane shit.
[ They both watched their homes die around them. Both had to go on a lengthy journey on their own. Both somehow managed to survive the journey, against all odds. Both wound up in Abraxas, both tied to the Singularity. ]