[ It is not the first time being awkward about having empathy extended to him has made a situation difficult and it will not be the last. That does not eliminate the flicker of guilt for trying to dismiss it so quickly. They were intended to share one day with Aepymetes and Hythlodaeus. They will not be able to do so, but a handful of them shared with Viktor is sufficient. He did not spend years trying to make the wine; all he did was purchase the bottles.
Ridiculous. He shouldn't feel so irritated when Viktor has obviously suggested this with intent; of course he'd threaten to ruin it. ]
Of course not.
[ Before that sour look can curdle fully onto his face, Emet-Selch finds himself distracted with the question, with the simple surprise of finding somewhere seemingly untouched by disaster. ]
None at all. I searched while I was availing myself of their cellars, but could find nothing. My suspicion is they either evacuated with the other swathes of farmers in one of the initial waves, or- [ his shoulder rises and falls in a shrug ] The animals were well-kept. Rain kept the troughs full, their fields were flourishing. One would never know what has occurred to look at it.
[ Crouching, he presses a hand against the ground and hums when he finds the ground sufficient as if he expected anything else. ]
The difficulty after fruiting is ensuring you push to ripeness, not to a point where they rot on the vine. Were I you, I would attempt to grow as many plants as possible, and then attempt to coax them to fruit one by one.
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Ridiculous. He shouldn't feel so irritated when Viktor has obviously suggested this with intent; of course he'd threaten to ruin it. ]
Of course not.
[ Before that sour look can curdle fully onto his face, Emet-Selch finds himself distracted with the question, with the simple surprise of finding somewhere seemingly untouched by disaster. ]
None at all. I searched while I was availing myself of their cellars, but could find nothing. My suspicion is they either evacuated with the other swathes of farmers in one of the initial waves, or- [ his shoulder rises and falls in a shrug ] The animals were well-kept. Rain kept the troughs full, their fields were flourishing. One would never know what has occurred to look at it.
[ Crouching, he presses a hand against the ground and hums when he finds the ground sufficient as if he expected anything else. ]
The difficulty after fruiting is ensuring you push to ripeness, not to a point where they rot on the vine. Were I you, I would attempt to grow as many plants as possible, and then attempt to coax them to fruit one by one.