deux: it must be done

[untamedantinous]

Enjolras has not held a musket since the barricades. However, there's no time like the present. Through trial and error and various annoyed thoughts directed to the closet in his rooms, he has found one that will suffice. It feels ...strange, to have one in his hands again, to know that not so long ago he had held one and killed more than once with it. But he is pushing aside any lingering apprehensions he may have and heading outside to the shooting range some helpful person had set up in the recent past. Perhaps no one will bother him here, he hopes, it is fairly far afield; and the whole purpose he has will make it difficult to have any conversations.

The slight tension in his shoulders may belie his earlier anxiety, but it has not affected his aim as of yet. Should anyone follow the sounds of gunfire, they will find Enjolras as well, loading, firing, and reloading his musket with some determination.

Comments

[untamedantinous]

"I did not know you were so well-acquainted with him; he has clearly been busy.¹" He looks contemplative for a moment. "Very well. As I said, there is Voltaire in the library, but I might find some other writings if I look hard enough. Would you prefer more philosophy, or perhaps historical writing?"

¹ He has been busy, but perhaps not in the way Enjolras thinks.

[wickedwit]

It’s almost a wonder, how ably Enjolras dodges implications, as though Claudius had just loosed a volley of arrows and Enjolras sidestepped them all without noticing. Claudius smirks and shakes his head. “Any and everything. I have a hunger for knowledge, or so Laertes tells me.” Laertes said love, but love is a rather tender and vulnerable word. “I’ll ask him what Voltaire he’s read when I see him next … and take whatever writings you can find when we meet again. It’s been a pleasure, Enjolras.”

[untamedantinous]

It is, yes, and it is purely because he hasn't noticed at all. It simply does not occur to him to think along such lines. "I know he has read Socrates, I did recommend him that one. But --good, now I shall know what to look for." He gives Claudius a small, polite smile, and a nod. "Until next time, then."