Rezo listens, even though it turns out that Lioriley cannot sing worth a damn jot. It’s sort of impressive, actually, how the poor woman fails to hit even a single solitary note in all of the song. A stopped clock is right twice a day, but a singing Lior is evidently wrong every single time. It had occurred to Rezo that he had never heard her sing before and, well, now he knew why. Curiously, his ears feel very warm, and he’s not sure if that’s a flush from secondhand embarrassment or if they’re just bleeding.
He wonders, briefly, if this is some sort of attempt at a prank, but ultimately decides against it. Lioriley is the sincerest person he knows, and is clearly trying very hard and putting her heart and soul into this impromptu performance.
Which is why, when she’s done, Rezo gives her his most cheerful smile.
“Thank you,” he says. “That was lovely.”
Because if Lioriley can find it in her heart to write and perform a song expressing nothing but sincere love for a terribly flawed man with a sordid past, then that same man can certainly lie about her singing abilities to spare her feelings. And Rezo is an excellent liar.
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Rezo listens, even though it turns out that Lioriley cannot sing worth a damn jot. It’s sort of impressive, actually, how the poor woman fails to hit even a single solitary note in all of the song. A stopped clock is right twice a day, but a singing Lior is evidently wrong every single time. It had occurred to Rezo that he had never heard her sing before and, well, now he knew why. Curiously, his ears feel very warm, and he’s not sure if that’s a flush from secondhand embarrassment or if they’re just bleeding.
He wonders, briefly, if this is some sort of attempt at a prank, but ultimately decides against it. Lioriley is the sincerest person he knows, and is clearly trying very hard and putting her heart and soul into this impromptu performance.
Which is why, when she’s done, Rezo gives her his most cheerful smile.
“Thank you,” he says. “That was lovely.”
Because if Lioriley can find it in her heart to write and perform a song expressing nothing but sincere love for a terribly flawed man with a sordid past, then that same man can certainly lie about her singing abilities to spare her feelings. And Rezo is an excellent liar.