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[misterparker.livejournal.com]

Parker rolls his shoulders and scans the room. He's wearing long sleeves and smells faintly of hospital. He's hurt. He's here.

He wonders if it's a theme.

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[almost-arabian.livejournal.com]

"I do not give up, Parker."

He's not given up now. He simply realized that the war was over and that more fighting was not what he wanted.

[misterparker.livejournal.com]

"You moved to France," Parker says.

[almost-arabian.livejournal.com]

"The Peace conference was in France." He counters, frowning.

"I stayed for the entire year trying to negotiate. I have a definite conference with the Prime Minister in January."

He'll be asked to reevaluate the treaty with the Arabs. But he doesn't know that yet.

[misterparker.livejournal.com]

"And when the conference is over?" Parker asks. "What will you do?"

[almost-arabian.livejournal.com]

"It will be fixed."

He's being firm on this because otherwise he doesn't plan to leave.

"And then perhaps I shall go Home." Back to Arabia, to help.

[misterparker.livejournal.com]

Parker nods, and it's hard to tell if he believes of if he's just being nice.

[almost-arabian.livejournal.com]

Lawrence doesn't much care, because he knows.

He smiles. "Would you like something to eat?"

[misterparker.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Parker says. And they ate and drank and talked and were quiet and it was good.