It could be that they speak of many things. Deeds and inclinations alike, it doesn't have to be one or the other. That would be, perhaps, too narrow a notion. [She allowed her eyes to drop to his hands as he fidgeted, mentally trying to arrange the puzzle pieces in a way that would make sense and coming up with more holes and gaps each time. She sighed and met his eyes again.]
As we regain our memories, I've no doubt that the meanings of these markings will become more clear in time. For now, we can only speculate with what limited knowledge and understanding we can muster. One symbol might mean something to me, but mean something entirely different to another. [Although, some things had fairly universal meanings. Blood and blades, frightful images. Those things almost certainly couldn't represent anything positive.
But if the tattoos only represented negative things, what did that mean for Huo, who was now covered with them? He was unerringly polite, scrupulous and kind, and she was loathe to believe anything uncharitable about the man.]
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Date: 2010-10-12 08:11 pm (UTC)As we regain our memories, I've no doubt that the meanings of these markings will become more clear in time. For now, we can only speculate with what limited knowledge and understanding we can muster. One symbol might mean something to me, but mean something entirely different to another. [Although, some things had fairly universal meanings. Blood and blades, frightful images. Those things almost certainly couldn't represent anything positive.
But if the tattoos only represented negative things, what did that mean for Huo, who was now covered with them? He was unerringly polite, scrupulous and kind, and she was loathe to believe anything uncharitable about the man.]