"Honestly, it doesn't matter what rank you'd be, but if I didn't know your authority I wouldn't believe you," the girl admitted and jumped off the wagon and onto the ground.
Finally, she stood a step away from the Mountain, the light fully illuminating her. She was even lovelier than before.
She even looked a little like her fiancé, and her eyes were almost the same: They showed a will (internal, to the core, though of a different character), a certain impenetrability (much less than Raphael's, and it covered personal places, not everything that was of interest), as well as the absence of weakness (of course, everyone has weaknesses, but both Raphael and Mary did not show them, he because of his intransigence to himself, she – unwillingness to show it to others, and if something did not work out, they all had "their" ways out: Raphael's was prayer and self-conviction, Maria's was anger up to certain limits; she was angry, in principle, on every occasion, but always exclusively at herself, which moved forward, to achieve the goal, which she could not fail to achieve). In addition to her eyes, her facial expressions were noteworthy, which, if successfully "translated", showed her moods, including her own.
"So, what did you want to ask me?"
"You don't know a guy… blond hair, like yours, skin so white, well quite former, and also his arm has burns on it… left?" – the future son-in-law asked slyly.
"Raphael? Are you talking about your son?" "Yes, yes… And you know him well?"
"Well, I know almost everyone here already… And how well… well, that's not for me to judge."
Gora almost cringed -Raphael, was he specially preparing her for this kind of talk? Or is she that amazingly intelligent? No, she's not. Obviously both.
Gabriel decided it was time to ask directly, "Mary, do you love my son?" "Yes… I love it very much."
"Have you guys been dating long?"
"No, I wouldn't say that, but that doesn't stop me from loving him." "And for timing, clarify…"
"Three years… A little more."
"Do you consider that, under our circumstances, to be 'not long ago'?"
"I don't know exactly what conditions you're talking about, but it takes a long time for people to understand each other… Especially under these conditions."
"Generally speaking, you're right. I've been with my wife for seventeen years and I've never fully understood her.