Life isn’t fair, as you well know. Why you expect me to be is baffling.
But fine. In the interest of our necessary ongoing camaraderie— and maybe, just a little bit, because you put in a decent effort in Val Chevin on my behalf— all right. [This isn't a concession made out of contempt, despite his fuss. He's simply guarded, and maybe it shows, just a touch, in his tightened posture. Rigid and sharp, stiff through his own shoulders.]
One fact, equally damning, and if you so much as breathe a snide little joke about it in my direction, know that I'll either happily air the nasty little details of what I witnessed in that castle to the network at large, or simply rip your throat out with my teeth.
And even I can't say which one will be more appealing in the moment.
So.
[He holds out his hand, gloved palm turned upwards.]
no subject
But fine. In the interest of our necessary ongoing camaraderie— and maybe, just a little bit, because you put in a decent effort in Val Chevin on my behalf— all right. [This isn't a concession made out of contempt, despite his fuss. He's simply guarded, and maybe it shows, just a touch, in his tightened posture. Rigid and sharp, stiff through his own shoulders.]
One fact, equally damning, and if you so much as breathe a snide little joke about it in my direction, know that I'll either happily air the nasty little details of what I witnessed in that castle to the network at large, or simply rip your throat out with my teeth.
And even I can't say which one will be more appealing in the moment.
So.
[He holds out his hand, gloved palm turned upwards.]
Deal?