#justinian forgive me for neglecting you

[johnbly]

you already Know i'm inquiring after hornblower and the dragon 👁️

I know you're here for Justinian so here is a snippet with him

Bush steps in, ready for his watch over the egg. His wooden leg makes a slightly louder than usual thump at the suddenness of his stop, having seen that said egg no longer needs watching.

"Bonjour," Justinian greets, perfectly politely, but Bush's brows furrow all the same at the sudden French.

"Mr. Bush doesn't speak French," Hornblower says, though even his first lieutenant will have known that particular word.

"Oh. Hello, then."

Seeing Bush struggle with how to speak to the young dragon validates Hornblower’s earlier struggles – not that he’ll ever admit to having had them, of course.