[His hair is long enough it has tickled him just as well time and time again, but it's something he has had to live with while he let it grow out. It wasn't always as long as it is now, but those growing pains come with everything, regardless of individual or time or place.]

[He doesn't blame Vincent for leaning back and away from the mess.]

Oh, but she was. You know as well as I do that women have so little choice when it comes to the way their lives go in our time. She was willful and strong, but she also was betrothed.