( how.....demanding. and yet he had said she could make any request within reason. in truth, the majority of her requests are quite reasonable, and he cannot see any need to turn them down. however... he lifts a hand to his chin, thoughtful, before lowering it again. )
I'm afraid I will have to decline your first request. ( because what even is his first name. ) You may, however, refer to me simply by my surname without the use of any title.
( it is, perhaps, a paltry concession, but at the very least she can count herself as one of the few comfortable enough - or privileged enough - to speak to the chief justice of fontaine so informally. though he supposes the title of chief justice means nothing here regardless. )
I will grant you your second request. Indeed, I believe it would be in my best interests to remain in contact with you for the duration of my stay here.
( there is so much he has yet to learn after all, and mona seems a reliable and pleasant source of information. )
As for your third.... ( another sigh. ) While I have no immediate objections, it has been quite some time since I last took to the dance floor. You may be better served in the hands of a different partner.
( there had been some insistence from furina in the early days that he learn, as dancing would be a necessary and integral part of all the salons she would be attending—and of course the great chief justice must attend as well. but between his dislike of attention and the mounting case files on his desk, his attendance at all those parties had dwindled rapidly towards near zero and what little skill he had gained had been left to wither away, unused. surely mona doesn't want her feet stepped on. )
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I'm afraid I will have to decline your first request. ( because what even is his first name. ) You may, however, refer to me simply by my surname without the use of any title.
( it is, perhaps, a paltry concession, but at the very least she can count herself as one of the few comfortable enough - or privileged enough - to speak to the chief justice of fontaine so informally. though he supposes the title of chief justice means nothing here regardless. )
I will grant you your second request. Indeed, I believe it would be in my best interests to remain in contact with you for the duration of my stay here.
( there is so much he has yet to learn after all, and mona seems a reliable and pleasant source of information. )
As for your third.... ( another sigh. ) While I have no immediate objections, it has been quite some time since I last took to the dance floor. You may be better served in the hands of a different partner.
( there had been some insistence from furina in the early days that he learn, as dancing would be a necessary and integral part of all the salons she would be attending—and of course the great chief justice must attend as well. but between his dislike of attention and the mounting case files on his desk, his attendance at all those parties had dwindled rapidly towards near zero and what little skill he had gained had been left to wither away, unused. surely mona doesn't want her feet stepped on. )