( her kindness is appreciated, though the question written on the card is not. )
A very leading question. Would the very act of me telling you not prompt the desire to seek out the answer to that same question?
( but then, there would hardly be any entertainment to be found in this game if all questions were so easy and straightforward. and, in truth, there are few questions he has ever minded answering. he has always prided himself on honesty, on impartiality. moreso than anyone else, the iudex will always be bound most heavily by the law lest he wish to lose the faith and trust of his people.
another moment's silence, and then: )
I suppose it would have to do with my past. ( the inheritance he has received, the memories of a life once lived. ) Those are answers I cannot give, simply because I am still in the process of unraveling those answers for myself.
( a pause. )
Do you also wish to answer, or shall I select another card?
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A very leading question. Would the very act of me telling you not prompt the desire to seek out the answer to that same question?
( but then, there would hardly be any entertainment to be found in this game if all questions were so easy and straightforward. and, in truth, there are few questions he has ever minded answering. he has always prided himself on honesty, on impartiality. moreso than anyone else, the iudex will always be bound most heavily by the law lest he wish to lose the faith and trust of his people.
another moment's silence, and then: )
I suppose it would have to do with my past. ( the inheritance he has received, the memories of a life once lived. ) Those are answers I cannot give, simply because I am still in the process of unraveling those answers for myself.
( a pause. )
Do you also wish to answer, or shall I select another card?