( decades spent in courts have taught him to pick up on the small things, the things easily glossed over. he notes the markings on wriothesley's wrists, catches the offhand mention of permanance. is there a chance he might be sent back then? but there is no pleasure that comes with the possibility, only a feeling of dismay at the thought of leaving both wriothesley and clorinde behind to fend for themselves. are they both strong and capable? yes, but that is still no reason to leave them to this fate.
silently, as wriothesley continues speaking, he reaches for his own cup of tea, eschewing both sugar and milk. as far as he's concerned, the closer anything is to pure water, the better. )
I can only imagine.
( murmured in assent, as he holds the warm teacup between his bare hands. even hearing wriothesley speak of events that he had been right in the midst of as though they were some passing story is strange on its own. )
She was correct though, on the account of your assistance. Without it, I daresay a great many more people would have lost their lives. Though as usual, you refused to attach your name to your accomplishments and instead handed over all the credit to those two young researchers of yours.
( the faceless man at the bottom of the sea, whose very existence remains a mystery to most who walk the streets of fontaine. )
But all have been hard at work since the passing of the prophecy. Miss Navia and the members of the Spina have been working tirelessly to rebuild Poisson with the help of the Knave and the House of the Hearth. Sigewinne is as she always is, tirelessly caring for those in the Fortress of Meropide if her last letter was any indication. And Furina...
( his voice slows and then stops, a cloud passing over his face. furina, who had suffered in silence alone in her high chair all those years, with precious litttle instruction and even less information.... she deserves the rest, he thinks, as much of it as she wants. )
I believe she will need some time to process the events of what has happened. As for myself, I am largely unchanged. I have taken over the bulk of Furina's duties following her abdication, along with overseeing all trials now that the Oratrice is no longer in function. It is a substantial amount of work, yes, but ( his voice lilts upwards ) I find I do not mind.
( it is a purpose, one he has been searching for all this time. )
no subject
silently, as wriothesley continues speaking, he reaches for his own cup of tea, eschewing both sugar and milk. as far as he's concerned, the closer anything is to pure water, the better. )
I can only imagine.
( murmured in assent, as he holds the warm teacup between his bare hands. even hearing wriothesley speak of events that he had been right in the midst of as though they were some passing story is strange on its own. )
She was correct though, on the account of your assistance. Without it, I daresay a great many more people would have lost their lives. Though as usual, you refused to attach your name to your accomplishments and instead handed over all the credit to those two young researchers of yours.
( the faceless man at the bottom of the sea, whose very existence remains a mystery to most who walk the streets of fontaine. )
But all have been hard at work since the passing of the prophecy. Miss Navia and the members of the Spina have been working tirelessly to rebuild Poisson with the help of the Knave and the House of the Hearth. Sigewinne is as she always is, tirelessly caring for those in the Fortress of Meropide if her last letter was any indication. And Furina...
( his voice slows and then stops, a cloud passing over his face. furina, who had suffered in silence alone in her high chair all those years, with precious litttle instruction and even less information.... she deserves the rest, he thinks, as much of it as she wants. )
I believe she will need some time to process the events of what has happened. As for myself, I am largely unchanged. I have taken over the bulk of Furina's duties following her abdication, along with overseeing all trials now that the Oratrice is no longer in function. It is a substantial amount of work, yes, but ( his voice lilts upwards ) I find I do not mind.
( it is a purpose, one he has been searching for all this time. )