If it is any consolation, Dream doesn't seem to mind the petulance. It is rather to be expected from children, and most things are children to the Endless. Occasionally something makes it up to seeming teenager-like. But those things are usually limited to stars, planets, and other such long-lived things.
"So it was not that you had no warning, but rather that you did not understand those you were given."
"It is fair to be annoyed by that. No one likes to be caught un-aware, and hearing that you simply did not understand is worse than finding out you were caught un-aware."
He offers her a slight smile,
"If it helps at all, my Elder Sister who is something of your Grandfather, has also been known to be caught without warning upon occasion. Rather more when she is he than when he is she, but you understand how that goes."
It makes sense to Dream. But he's spent ten billion years as brother to Desire.
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"So it was not that you had no warning, but rather that you did not understand those you were given."
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"Touche," she says.
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He offers her a slight smile,
"If it helps at all, my Elder Sister who is something of your Grandfather, has also been known to be caught without warning upon occasion. Rather more when she is he than when he is she, but you understand how that goes."
It makes sense to Dream. But he's spent ten billion years as brother to Desire.
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"He's... he's got a lot in common with humans," she admits.