But the stars are a marvel beyond human minds and human hands. The trappings of society, by contrast, are a human invention. In Barrayaran high society, there are a hundred different ways to sign off from a letter, and each one of them can imply a different thing - love, friendship, admiration, a cooling of feelings. Flowers have their language, too - a language more complicated than Barrayaran Greek, I fancy. I'm a bit simple, perhaps, but cannot human minds be a little more direct?
[ He looks perfectly innocent, though privately he's paying close attention, curious how she'll react to that description of non-barbaric Barrayaran society. ]
no subject
[ He presses a hand to his heart. ]
But the stars are a marvel beyond human minds and human hands. The trappings of society, by contrast, are a human invention. In Barrayaran high society, there are a hundred different ways to sign off from a letter, and each one of them can imply a different thing - love, friendship, admiration, a cooling of feelings. Flowers have their language, too - a language more complicated than Barrayaran Greek, I fancy. I'm a bit simple, perhaps, but cannot human minds be a little more direct?
[ He looks perfectly innocent, though privately he's paying close attention, curious how she'll react to that description of non-barbaric Barrayaran society. ]