A brow arches at the melodramatic reply, finding it a little
over the top theatrical— even for Holmes. Though it’s still
not entirely surprising.“You’re solving the crimes that
nobody else can solve. Providing
peace of mind and justice to people
that would otherwise go without. ”Did that reply sound a little practiced? Maybe. Disinterested?
Possibly. In Joan’s mind this was just another of Holmes’ moody
phases. In time it would pass and everything would go back to normal.
Whatever normal was for them.
he lapsed into a contemplative silence.
smoke curled around him as he stared out the window,
his mouse-coloured dressing gown a suit of armour.
“ and yet with every solved mystery,
there lays ten more unsolved ones.
even if the world rings with my name,
they will always be looking for more.
it is never enough. ”
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